US embassy cable - 03AMMAN3422

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FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM

Identifier: 03AMMAN3422
Wikileaks: View 03AMMAN3422 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Amman
Created: 2003-06-10 08:59:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PHUM PREL KJUS JO
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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 

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