Project Updates
Supporting African creatives and entrepreneurs through intellectual-property based financing
ISLP and volunteers from Pinsent Masons are confronting the challenge of supporting intellectual property-based financing, a global priority for the World Intellectual Property Organization. Specifically targeting several key African jurisdictions, this project is intended as a pilot for a potentially transformative [...]
ISLP assists in protecting forests in Central America
ISLP was privileged to support a national environmental fund in Central America in its efforts to achieve a landmark climate finance deal under which multinational corporate buyers purchased high-integrity jurisdictional carbon credits designed to provide funds to preserve that [...]
ISLP partners with Stand for Her Land to promote global gender equity
As part of ISLP’s ongoing efforts to support global gender equity, we are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Stand for Her Land (S4HL), a global campaign dedicated to helping millions of women realize the transformative power of gender-equitable [...]
International Senior Lawyers Project and Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression host a Global Webinar on the Freedom to Speak
Please join us on September 14th and 21st for a two-part webinar on the increasing limits on free speech being imposed by governments around the world. The International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) and Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression present [...]
ISLP arbitration training for East African women lawyers
International arbitration is an important mechanism for resolving cross-border commercial and investor-state disputes, and there is heightened interest in ensuring that lawyers are well versed in relevant procedures, enforcement of arbitral awards, and related issues. Premised on party consent [...]
Support to governments navigating the implications of the Global Minimum Tax
ISLP and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently launched A Guide for Developing Countries on How to Understand and Adapt to the Global Minimum Tax. The Guide provides policy makers with a user-friendly framework to understand the [...]