Afghanistan Legal Education Project http://alep.stanford.edu Dedicated to educating Afghanistan's future leaders Fri, 10 May 2013 20:05:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The First Edition of An Introduction to the Constitutional Law of Afghanistan is now available! http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1835 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1835#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:19:56 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1835 To download the full text, proceed to the Publications page.

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1835 0 AUAF Students Respond to ALEP’s February Visit http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1813 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1813#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:39:06 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1813 “Members of Stanford Law School’s ALEP (Afghanistan Legal Studies Program) recently visited Afghanistan to overview the progress of legal education in the country conducted by institutions partnering with ALEP. The members also visited the American University of Afghanistan, which is currently the major partner of Stanford Law School’s ALEP program. The visit was part of ALEP’s program to send delegations to Afghanistan one or more times each year for the evaluation of improvements in the legal education studies in the country Members of Stanford Law School’s ALEP (Afghanistan Legal Studies Program) recently visited Afghanistan to overview the progress…”
To read the full article by Edrees Kakar, click here
]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1813 0 ALEP and AUAF to Build Law Degree Program http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1653 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1653#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:30:57 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1653 The Afghanistan Legal Education Project (ALEP) at Stanford Law School has been awarded a $7.2 million dollar U.S. State Department grant to support the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in developing a full, five-year integrated Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degree program at AUAF’s campus in Kabul, Afghanistan. To read the full story, click here.

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1653 0 ALEP Congratulates New Graduates! http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1565 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1565#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 01:38:09 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1565 ALEP is extremely proud to announce that 49 students graduated from its legal studies program last week. Six graduates from the American University of Afghanistan will be Fulbright scholars next year!

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1565 0 ALEP Releases Dari Translation of Commercial Law Textbook http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1523 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1523#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 23:25:21 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1523 ALEP is pleased to release the Dari translation of our Commercial Law textbook. You can find it on our “Publications” page.  Dari and Pashto translations of our other textbooks are also on the way, so check back frequently!

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1523 0 ALEP Releases Pashto Translation of Commercial Law Textbook http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1505 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1505#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:47:48 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1505 ALEP is pleased to release the Pashto translation of our Commercial Law textbook. You can find it on our “Publications” page.  This is the first of our books translated into Pashto, but it will not be the last! And a Dari translation of the Commercial Law book will be out soon – so check back frequently!

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1505 0 Hope for Afghanistan – with its new generation of law students http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1361 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1361#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:18:23 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1361 For Afghanistan to stabilize, it doesn’t just need new buildings and better police forces. It must have educated citizens who can fairly run government, implement laws, and work in the courts. Based on our work with Afghan law students, we have hope for the future.

See the full ALEP opinion piece published in the Christian Science Monitor here. (http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0930/Hope-for-Afghanistan-with-its-new-generation-of-law-students)

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1361 0 Second Edition of An Introduction to Commercial Law Released! http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1287 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1287#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:57:26 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1287 The Afghanistan Legal Education Project is pleased to announce the release of a revised and updated second edition of its commercial law textbook, Introduction to the Commercial Law of Afghanistan. To download the latest version, visit the publications page.

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1287 0 Stanford Lawyer: Legal Education in Afghanistan http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1275 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1275#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:17:12 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1275 The Stanford Lawyer magazine profiles ALEP and its work in the spring issue. As Sharon Driscoll, the magazine’s editor, writes, “legal education in Afghanistan has come a long way in four short years, and ALEP has made a significant contribution to that progress.” To read the full story, click here.

]]> http://alep.stanford.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1275 0 ALEP Releases New Textbook! An Introduction to International Law for Afghanistan http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1247 http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1247#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 20:11:37 +0000 admin http://alep.stanford.edu/?p=1247 The Afghanistan Legal Education Project is pleased to announce the publication of its latest textbook: An Introduction to International Law for Afghanistan. This book explores the interactions and transactions that occur between Afghanistan and the outside world.

To download the full text, please visit our “Publications” page.

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