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  • Southwestern Armenia Fellowship Reception Planned

    Targeted News Service
    March 7, 2014 Friday 1:34 AM EST


    Southwestern Armenia Fellowship Reception Planned

    LOS ANGELES

    Southwestern Law School issued the following news release:

    In 2012, Southwestern partnered with the Republic of Armenia's
    Ministry of Justice to create an opportunity for an American-trained
    lawyer to work with the Ministry to cultivate Armenia's legal system.
    The inaugural Southwestern Armenia Fellow
    (http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/fellowships/armeniafellowship), Garen
    Nazarian, began his term in Fall of 2012.

    At a special reception on Tuesday, March 18, members of the
    Southwestern community and supporters of this unprecedented and unique
    endeavor will gather to celebrate the partnership and hear about
    recent developments under the fellowship. The event will take place at
    the Law Offices of Gerard Kassabian in Beverly Hills and will feature
    an update from Mr. Nazarian from Armenia via Skype.

    Now in his second year as the Southwestern Armenia Fellow, Mr.
    Nazarian continues to use his expertise in criminal law to advise the
    Ministry of Justice, work with various groups to educate and implement
    concrete changes in Armenia's legal system and help train the next
    generation of legal professionals. A few examples of Mr. Nazarian's
    recent accomplishments and efforts include:

    * Advising in several instrumental areas, including: key components of
    the Criminal Procedure Code; selection of judges to reduce potential
    bias or appearance of partiality and increase objectivity and
    transparency in the selection process; and reforms in legal education
    mandated by the 2012-16 Strategic Program for Legal and Judicial
    Reforms in the Republic of Armenia, including introduction of clinical
    education.

    * Teaching Trial Advocacy at various locales, including Armenia's
    School of Advocates, the French University and the American Bar
    Association office.

    * Setting up a book reading project in the prisons.

    The reception will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 9465 Wilshire
    Boulevard, Suite 460 in Beverly Hills. Those interested in attending
    are asked to RSVP by March 11 to [email protected]

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