| dc.description.abstract | The article discusses the law and policy reform activities
carried out by the Asian Development Bank with its
focus on countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and the
legal interventions which impact upon citizens, private
sector, and state institutions. The technical assistance
seeks to strengthen legal education and judicial
training in the Maldives. Under this project, the
country’s recently-established Faculty of Shariah and
Law was strengthened to provide legal education to
students wishing to study shariah and law and obtain
a law degree. Also, judicial training was provided to
the country’s judges and island magistrates to carry
out their duties in hearing cases and applying law and
court procedures. The article postulates the need to
take into account and address the local needs, context and sensitivities, rather than merely transplanting a
western legal system which would otherwise not work
for the country and its peoples where shariah is an
important legal system. It also highlights the need to
adopt a flexible approach in addressing problems and
challenges rising during project execution to ensure
realization of effective results. The article offers some
thoughts and reflections on the lessons learnt for
consideration in any developing country on a similar
project to strengthen legal education and judicial
training | en_US |
