FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST

UNCLAS AMMAN 003422 SIPDIS NEA/PD (BMOONEY; DMACCINES),NEA/ARN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL KJUS JO SUBJECT: FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM REF: SECSTATE 130099 ¶1. POST NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING THREE SENIOR LEVEL CANDIDATES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM IN BAHRAIN: - H.E. MOHAMMAD AL RAQQAD, HEAD OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL; - H.E. FARES NABULSI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE; - MS. REEM ABU HASSAN, LAWYER AND KEY PLAYER IN REFORM EFFORTS; PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE THREE WERE NOT APPROACHED PER YOUR REQUEST. ¶2. POST HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN LEGAL REFORM EFFORTS IN JORDAN FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS AND IS INTERESTED IN HOSTING FOLLOW UP TRAINING SESSIONS AND ACTIVITIES. AS A RESULT OF THIS EFFORT, JORDAN HAS RECENTLY ADOPTED CASE MANAGEMENT AND MEDIATION AS PART OF THEIR JUDICIAL SYSTEM WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF REDUCING THE COURTS' CASE LOAD AND TO ENCOURAGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT JORDANIAN JUDGES AND LAWYERS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. ¶3. CONTROL OFFICER IS PAO HAYNES MAHONEY, CONTACT NUMBERS: TEL: 962-6-592-0153, EXT. 2575; FAX: 962-6-5920121. THANKS AND REGARDS. GNEHM