CEELI INSTITUTE PRAGUE
2010 Annual Report
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CEELI Institute Staff
In Prague, Czech Republic Message from the CEELI Institute Founder 1 Shelley R. Wieck Acting Director Staff and Volunteers 2
Simona Traznikova Program and Activity Highlights 3 Residence Manager
Michaela Silinova In Memoriam—Judge Vojtech Cepl 6 Head of Finance and Administration Dedication of IBA Classroom 7
Barry Lam Annual Meeting Summer Program 8 Pro Bono Lawyer
Community and Business Activities 11 Brian Pinchok Volunteer Intern Special Recognition to Major Supporters 12 Teresita Perez Volunteer Intern Institute Supporters 13
In Washington, D.C. Institute Boards 14
Barbara Dillon-Hillas Washington Director
From the Founder of the CEELI Institute, Homer E. Moyer, Jr.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the CEELI Institute and the 20th anni versary of CEELI, the technical assistance project that inspired the creation of the Institute. Advancing the rule of law was the core principle on which CEELI was founded, and building and strengthening the rule of law continue as the focus and mission of the CEELI Institute.
The CEELI Institute and CEELI—which has led to the creation of the American Bar Association’s global Rule of Law Initiative—represent an international professional collaboration among lawyers and judges who are committed to developing societies based on the rule of law. That this collaboration has been ongoing for 20 years underscores that embedding the rule of law entails institutional, educational, cultural, and attitudinal changes, not just law making. Some of the obstacles to change were predictable when the Berlin Wall fell; others were unforeseen or require generational change. The law reform processes that have changed lives in transitional countries have also had the benefit of occasionally highlighting how countries that have long espoused and promoted the rule of law still fall short of that demanding, if somewhat imprecise, standard.
As a young institution devoted to an ambitious proposition, the CEELI Institute can claim both successes and unrealized potential. The building itself, now fully renovated with two furnished wings of residential space, is a valuable asset in helping to realize the Institute’s mission. It is noteworthy that, aside from gov ernmental seed money, the considerable capital costs of establishing, refurbishing and furnishing the In stitute have come primarily from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Generous support by Hank Greenberg and the Starr Foundation, Mary and David Boies, Larry Nichols, C. Boyden Gray, and scores of others has given life to this institution and furthered the values for which it stands.
As described in the pages that follow, this year’s anniversary meeting critically examined past efforts (including our own) over the last two decades to strengthen the rule of law and appraised challenges and possible threats to future reforms. Fittingly, our annual meeting was followed by the Institute’s se cond Judicial Integrity Roundtable. Chaired by Judges John Walker, Robert Utter and Clifford Wallace, this conference convened Supreme Court Justices from 15 countries to address the ominous threat of corruption in the judicial systems, which must be the unflinching defenders of the rule of law.
Directing and managing this year’s ambitious anniversary program was the Institute’s Acting Director, Shelley R. Wieck. Credit for the heroic, often unseen, labors of developing curriculum, obtaining program funding, bringing together global experts, providing state of the art training, and managing an educa tional institution goes to Shelley and to those who routinely provide extraordinary assistance — Simona Traznikova and other members of the Institute’s talented staff, as well as members of the Institute’s gov erning and advisory boards who have made the rule of law and the CEELI Institute priorities in their lives. These members of the CEELI Institute family have our admiration and respect, and the appreciation of the scores of lawyers and judges who benefit from the training and technical assistance that the CEELI Institute provides.
Homer E. Moyer, Jr. Founder, President of the CEELI Institute
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CEELI Institute Staff
Shelley R. Wieck - Acting Director Shelley Wieck joined the CEELI Institute as Acting Director in January, 2010. Prior to serving in this interim position, Shelley worked as Country Director for the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) in Ukraine for 3 1/2 years and as the Head of Mission for Avocat San Frontieres Belgium (ASF B) in East Timor for 3 years before that providing tech nical legal assistance and program management of a broad range of access to justice, criminal justice reform, anti corruption and rule of law programs. Before starting her present career in international legal development, Shelley was a practicing attorney for 16 years in South Dakota.
Simona Traznikova - Residence Manager Simona Traznikova began working for the CEELI Institute as Residence Manager in May, 2007, with primary responsibility for facility management of the villa, Landhaus and residential units. She is also responsible for handling short term facility rentals and external events held at the Institute. In subsequent years, Simona’s responsibilities have been expanded to include logistical and administrative support to program planning and implementation, including arrangements for catering, accommodation, as well as air and ground transportation. Simona has degrees from the Academy of Commerce and Economy and the International College of Tourism and Hotel Management with previous experience in hotel management.
Michaela Silinova - Head of Finance and Administration Michaela Silinova began working for the CEELI Institute in February, 2008, as Head of Finance and Administration with primary responsibility for the financial management and accounting for the organization, as well as the preparation of project budgets and financial reports for CEELI Institute programs. Misa was also responsible for office administration, including the procurement of office supplies and equipment, IT services, and related ad ministrative assistance. Misa left the CEELI Institute in June, 2010 and Marta Werenycka has assumed further re sponsibilities in this position starting in July.
CEELI Institute International Volunteer Interns
Barry Lam – Pro Bono Lawyer Barry Lam graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in May, 2009 and will be starting as an Associate at the Troutman, Sanders LLP law firm in New York City in September, 2010. His primary area of interest is intellectual property law, so Barry worked as a pro bono lawyer for 4 months in the summer of 2010 to help update the Institute’s existing Intellectual Property course curricula and prepare for an IP training program funded by Pfizer and Philip Morris. Barry took the lead in providing primary support for the research and development of the Judicial Reform Comparative Chart and Country Studies for the Judicial Integrity Roundtable. Barry also conducted research on regional initiatives for organized crime for new project proposals.
Brian Pinchok – Volunteer Intern – Undergraduate Student Brian Pinchok will be a Senior at the University of Pittsburg majoring in Marketing and Economics. He worked at the CEELI Institute as part of the University of Pittsburgh Summer Internship Program, where he assisted in developing marketing and outreach materials for the Institute, updating the organizational website, and provided strong logistical and administrative support in the preparation and implementa tion of the Annual Meeting and Judicial Integrity Roundtable.
Teresita Perez – Volunteer Intern – Law Student Teresita Perez is a second year law student at Georgetown Law School having graduated from Stan ford with a Bachelors Degree in International Relations. She has previously worked as a speechwriter for John Podesta and Melody Barnes at the Center for American Progress and also for Hilde Solis at the Department of Labor. She has also worked for the human rights, non profit organization, Street Law Inc. Teresita assisted Barry in the development of the Judicial Integrity Roundtable materials, as well as con ducted research on human trafficking for new project proposals.
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Program and Activity Highlights
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Course for Judges of the Specialized Economic Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan March 28 - April 3, 2010
On March 28 April 3, 2010, the CEELI Institute conducted a special ized course on the enforcement of intellectual property rights for judges from the Republic of Kazakhstan, as part of the Kazakhstan Judicial Education Project funded by USAID and implemented by Chemonics, Int’l. Twenty five (25) participants, including 20 Su preme Court and District Economic Court judges, the head of the Judicial Training Academy, several judicial trainers, and program staff, attended the course, which was designed with a specific em phasis on teaching interactive teaching methodologies through a Train the Trainer (TOT) approach.
This 5 day training program and study tour included a one day court visit to meet with representatives of the Union of Judges and Academy of Judges of the Czech Republic, as well as observation of an intellectual property case before the Court of Appeals. The Judges from the Republic of participants were also provided a demonstration of the “steno Kazakhstan mask” transcription system currently being piloted in Prague.
The faculty trainers assembled for this intellectual property training program included international experts and practitioners from the U.S. and Europe, including Matthew Lamberti, Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinator for Eastern Europe with the U.S. Department of Justice in Sofia, Bulgaria with a specialization in copyright/industrial design; Alexander Strakh, an attorney with the Central and Eastern Division of Microsoft in Moscow, Russia with a specialization in patents; and Gabriela Vendlova, an attorney from the Czech Republic who specializes in trademarks. The training faculty was head ed by Faculty Dean Judy Chirlin, former Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, who has extensive experience conducting Train the Trainer methodology workshops for judg es, prosecutors and attorneys in countries throughout the world, including Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Georgia, Turkey, Moldova, Ecuador and the Czech Republic.
“I’m also pleased to inform you that we’ve al- ready conducted 14 out of 16 planned peer-to- peer trainings where our study tour participants shared their experience and knowledge acquired during the study tour with their colleagues, as well as judges from other courts (thus teaching another 246 judges, 102 of whom are from the economic courts) on enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Needless to say how much positive impressions all study tour participants got during the training at CEELI, we still can feel this energy when we meet them. They continue to communicate among each other and now share the results of their peer trainings. This was indeed one of the best study tours I had participated in.”
Participants from the Kazakhstan Judicial Education Project Juliya Maliyeva, Chief of Party Study Tour with Faculty Dean, Judge Judy Chirlin. Kazakhstan Judicial Education Project
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Judicial Integrity Roundtable II: Lessons Learned and a Regional Path to the Future
Roundtable Moderators and Featured Speakers: Judges J. Clifford Wallace, Sandra Day O’Connor, John Walker, Jr., and Robert Utter
On July 21 22, 2010, the CEELI Institute hosted the second in a series of Judicial Integrity Roundtables for high court justices in the Central and Southeastern European and Caucuses regions. Twenty one Chief Justices and other high level judicial representatives from 15 countries in the region took part in the discussions with the goal of sharing lessons learned, as well as developing strategies and best practices for combating corruption within the court system through an open, honest dialogue between its representatives. This year’s roundtable was a follow up to the first roundtable held in October, 2007, during which a list of best practices in combating corruption were developed to guide judges when making policy and management decisions. Building upon the success of the first roundtable, this year’s roundtable provided a specific fo cus on the development of a regional judicial network that would provide a forum for ensuring ongoing dialogue and peer to peer exchanges on common issues and challenges being faced in regional judiciaries independent of the roundtables. This kind of a regional judicial network is invaluable in helping the judges to generate ideas and solutions on how to address these common challenges, as well as provide the moral support to encourage judicial leaders to make tough decisions and good choices.
The moderators for this year’s roundtable were Hon. John Walker, Jr., former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Hon. Robert Utter, former Chief Judge, Washington State Supreme Court. They were joined by keynote speaker Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and featured speaker, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Senior Legal Advisor, Le gal Systems and Judicial Administration for The Asia Foundation.
The roundtable immediately followed the CEELI Institute’s Annual Meeting Summer Program, which provided a retrospec tive of the lessons learned and progress achieved in the rule of law in the region since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The roundtable built upon this theme, but with a specific focus on judicial reform in the region. As such, each participating country provided a brief report on the achievements made and challenges encountered in judicial reform in their respec tive countries, as part of a regional comparative overview. This overview was supplemented by a Judicial Reform Index Summary utilizing the information and results of the various judicial assessments and evaluations conducted in the partici pating countries within the past 8 10 years. This comparative overview was used to help facilitate discussions, as well as identify potential trends and developments happening in the region, as well as to help target specific geographic or sub stantive areas that may require additional support or technical assistance.
The roundtable also provided regional country studies of 3 participating countries from the region Albania, Georgia and Slovakia, some of which have shown good progress in achieving judicial independence and reform, as well as examples in which the judiciary is struggling under significant challenges, with the goal of identifying ways in which those countries struggling with reform could benefit from more regional support and external pressure. The discussions also took a critical look at the various mechanisms that have been utilized in judicial reform initiatives in the region, both nationally and donor implemented, and how effective those kinds of mechanisms have been in achieving reform minded judiciaries.
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Selected Program and Activity Highlights
Judicial Integrity Roundtable II
Regional Judicial Association
One of the primary objectives of this year’s Judicial Integrity Roundtable was to discuss the feasibility and sustainability of creating a regional judicial association, as a networking mechanism that would provide a forum for ongoing discussions for the Chief Justices and high court judges of this re gion. Judge J. Clifford Wallace, former Chief Justice of the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, is one of the founding members of the Asia Pacific Chief Justices Association, which was created 26 years ago to provide this kind of a forum for networking for Chief Justices of that region. Judge Wal lace facilitated a discussion on the benefits of such a regional judicial asso ciation, as well as outlined the mechanics for creating and sustaining such a network.
Judge Wallace also provided examples of various sets of judicial principles, which have been the result of these kinds of regional judicial associations, including the Manila Declaration from the Pacific Islands and the Beijing Statement of the Asia Pacific region. These documents exemplify the de termination of their country signatories to leave aside differences in political, legal and social traditions to formulate a single statement on the im portance of core judicial independence and accountability principles in the region, as well as solidify a sense of solidarity and consensus of the par ticipating countries on these key judicial integrity principles.
Through these examples and facilitated discussions the participants were able to exchange ideas and suggestions on how various models could be Next Steps adapted to fit the context of this region, as well as share information on smaller judicial associations already in existence with a comparison of the In order to continue discussion and devel benefits of a larger regional judicial association that would be more inclu opment of a proposed regional judicial sive and broader in scope. association, the participants agreed upon the following Action Plan and next steps: At the end of the roundtable, the participants had reached a unanimous consensus that such a regional judicial association would be beneficial with • Proceed with planning and prepara a proposed outline for the timeframe, resources and next steps necessary to tion of the next Judicial Integrity continue the momentum realized during the roundtable for the further de Roundtable tentatively scheduled in velopment and institutionalization of such a regional judicial association. 2011. • Invite Chief Justices from this region to attend the Asia Pacific Judicial Associ ation Conference to learn more about Chief Justices and high level judicial leaders from 15 countries in the region the structure and governing systems. participated in the Judicial Integrity Roundtable II • Define the regional reach of the pro posed regional judicial association. • Identify potential human and financial resources available within the partici pating countries to assist in further de velopment of the regional association. • Prepare a draft proposal for the crea tion of a Steering Committee at the next Judicial Integrity Roundtable and circulate it among the participating countries for further input and discus sion. • Continue communications and discus sions through a survey and newsletter.
5 CEELI Institute Prague | 2010 Annual Report In Memoriam - Judge Vojtech Cepl
During its Annual Meeting, the CEELI Institute held a spe cial recognition ceremony on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, to pay tribute to Judge Vojtech Cepl for his long standing commitment to legal reform and the rule of law in the Czech Republic and throughout the region, as well as for his strong contributions to and support of the CEELI Insti tute.
Judge Cepl was deeply committed to the rule of law and an outspoken critic of its absence. During his life, Judge Cepl was instrumental in the restitution and lustration pro Judge Vojtech Cepl cesses in the Czech Republic and is, perhaps, best known (1938 2009) for being one of the principle drafters of the Czech Re public Constitution in 1992, as well as the Civil Code and numerous other laws. In 1993, Vaclav Havel appointed him as a Justice of the Constitutional Court, where he sat from 1993 2003. Upon completing his term as Justice of the Constitutional Court, Judge Cepl returned to teaching at the Charles University Law Faculty. The public would most remember Judge Cepl for his commitment to reform of housing policy, as well as his regular radio programs on “People and Democracy”.
Judge Cepl was an instrumental contributor to the early development of the CEELI Institute and was an original member of the first Board of Directors at the Institute. He also served on its International Advisory Board until his death at age 71 in 2009. Judge Cepl took a keen interest early on in the goals and aims of the CEELI Institute and introduced the organization to the Villa Gröbovka in Vinohrady, which became the current home of the CEELI U.S. Embassy Charge’ d’Affaires John Institute. Ordway (left) and CEELI Institute Founder and Board President, Homer E. Moyer, Jr. (right) present an honor ary plaque that will be displayed in the foyer of the CEELI Institute in memory of Judge Vojtech Cepl to Matej Cepl (center), son of Judge Cepl, at a private reception held at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence on July 20, 2010.
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Dedication of the IBA Classroom
International Bar Association Executive Direc tor, Mark Ellis, joins CEELI Institute Founder and President, Homer E. Moyer, Jr., and Robert A. Stein, Chair of the IBA Public and Professional Interest Division, in the ribbon cutting for the new IBA classroom.
The CEELI Institute has enjoyed a long history of partnership and collaboration with the Interna tional Bar Association (IBA), as both organizations share a commitment to the advancement of the rule of law and human rights throughout the world.
Through funding provided by the IBA Eligible Fund in recent years, the CEELI Institute was able to The International Bar Association completely renovate and furnish one wing of its classroom is located on the residential units, as well as support panel discus main floor of the CEELI Institute sions on anti corruption and war crime tribunals and is used for small group during the CEELI Institute’s Anniversary Summer discussions, meetings and Program in July, 2010. workshops.
In honor of that longstanding partnership and in appreciation for the financial, institutional and programmatic support which the IBA has provid ed to the CEELI Institute, the Institute has named a classroom on the main floor of its facility the In ternational Bar Association classroom.
The recognition and ribbon cutting ceremony took place on July 20, 2010, during the CEELI Insti tute’s Annual Meeting and Anniversary Summer Program in Prague.
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Retrospective on the Develop- ment of the Rule of Law in the 20 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
On July 18 20, 2010, the CEELI Institute conducted its An nual Meeting and Summer Program in Prague, Czech Republic. The Annual Meeting began with a welcome reception and dinner held on the terrace of the CEELI Institute on Sunday evening, July 18th, for Board mem bers, corporate sponsors, government officials and invit ed guests.
A joint meeting of the CEELI Institut o.p.s Governing and Supervisory Boards, the Friends of the CEELI Institute (FOCI) Board and the International Advisory Board was held on the morning of Monday, July 19th during which an overview of the past year’s achievements and chal lenges were reviewed, as well as a discussion of the stra tegic direction and future of the Institute. Keynote Speaker, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Immediately following the joint Board meeting, the Summer Program (which marked the 10th anniversary of the Institute) was commenced with opening remarks from the CEELI Institute Founder and President, Homer E. Moyer, Jr., who wel comed the attendees on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the CEELI Institute and 20th anniversary of ABA CEELI. The Summer Program was designed to feature a retrospective on the lessons learned and progress achieved in the devel opment of the rule of law in the region since the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as a prospective look at the challenges be ing faced in the provision of technical legal assistance in the future.
The keynote speaker for the Summer Program was former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who also serves on the Friends of the CEELI Institute (FOCI) Board of Directors and has been a long standing supporter of the CEELI Institute. Justice O’Connor recalled the early development of CEELI after the break up of the Soviet Union and reiterated the important role that American lawyers and judges have played in helping to develop institutions in the region that would enable new governments to function, which has led to 26 separate, functioning nation states — a “breath taking accomplishment”.
Panel discussions were held with a focus on various topics, including lessons learned in providing technical assistance; insti tutional perspectives on strengthening the rule of law; responding to fundamental failures of the rule of law regarding war crimes; official corruption as a threat to the rule of law; and future challenges to the rule of law, such as terrorism, human trafficking, ethnic conflict and gender discrimination. Featured panelists included key legal reform leaders from regional governments and judiciaries, international organizations, technical assistance institutions, and internationally recognized experts working in the areas of rule of law, anti corruption and judicial reform. Over the course of the two day Summer Anniversary Program, panelists touched on recurring themes: the need for conti nuity and recognition that in some respects measurable progress in law reform and building the rule of law requires time, sometimes even generational change; the pivotal role that is played by an independent judiciary that has integrity; and courage; the mistake of curtailing programs prematurely or because results are not immediately measurable; the real and continuing risk of reversing course and back sliding in the reform process; the necessity of flexibility and adaptability in the face of an ebb and flow of political and social changes; the value of improved coordination of reform initiatives and the benefits of partnering with other technical assistance implementers; and the importance of finding champions of reform with whom to collaborate and who can help create the political will that is essential to lasting reform.
The CEELI Institute can help meet these challenges by providing continuity, incorporating lessons learned, continuously improving its training techniques, responding nimbly to emerging and changing needs, and maintaining its unique focus and important mission.
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Annual Meeting Summer Program
John Mullen, John Walker, Jr., J. Clifford Wallace, Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte
Panel Discussions held during the Annual Meeting Summer Program:
Retrospective on Rule of Law Development through ABA CEELI and the CEELI Institute Panelists included: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice; Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, former President, American Bar Associ ation and co founder of ABA CEELI; Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Founder and Presi dent of the CEELI Institute and co founder of ABA CEELI; Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association and first Executive Director of ABA CEELI; and David Tolbert, President, International Center for Transitional Justice and former Executive Director of ABA CEELI.
Institutional Perspectives on Strengthening the Rule of Law Panelists included: Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Asso ciation and first Executive Director of ABA CEELI; Rob Boone, Executive Direc Dorothy Mayhew and William Meyer tor, ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI); and Rupert D’Cruz, Head of the
PECO Committee of the Counsel of European Bars and Law Societies (CCBE).
“Finding champions, people willing to Critical Look at Initiatives to Provide Technical Legal Assistance - Lessons take the yoke, move the load, we Learned in Strengthening the Rule of Law ought to support them. The many oth- Panelists included: Thimjo Kondi, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court er projects we do are all important to of Albania; Dorothy Mayhew, Head of the Law Enforcement Section, U.S. put in place foundations and mecha- Embassy—Kyiv (INL/U.S. State Department); Mary Noel Pepys, former Justice nisms, but at the end of the day it’s the Advisor for INL/U.S. State Department in Afghanistan; and William Meyer, for people that count.” mer Executive Director, CEELI Institute and Life Member of the International
Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC). William Meyer Former Executive War Crimes: Responding to Fundamental Failures of the Rule of Law Director, CEELI Institute Panelists included: David Tolbert, President, International Center for Transi tional Justice; Natasa Kandic, Founder and Executive Director, Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade, Serbia; and Hon. Patricia Wald, former Judge, Inter national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and former Chief Judge, “We are successful where the host U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. government wants us to be. Where we are not successful is how the building Official Corruption as a Threat to the Rule of Law blocks lead to something bigger. The Panelists included: Livia Saplacan, National Anti Corruption Directorate, Ro hope is the government will see the mania; Leanne Geale, Legal Services Coordinator, Royal Dutch Shell Interna value. These arguments have to reso- tional B.V.; Susan RIngler, Senior Counsel for Corporate Compliance, ITT Cor nate with someone - there has to be a poration; and Mary Noel Pepys, former Justice Advisor for INL/U.S. State De champion.” partment in Afghanistan. Dorothy Mayhew Future Challenges to the Rule of Law: Human Trafficking, Terrorism, Ethnic Head of the Law Conflict, Gender Discrimination Enforcement Section, U.S. Embassy—Kyiv Address by Vacla Bartuska, Special Ambassador on Energy Security Affairs for (INL/State Department) the Czech Republic, with comments by Rob Boone, Executive Director, ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI).
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Mahalley Allen, Assistant Professor, Coordinator Legal Studies, Cali John Mullen, Managing Director, AM Global Finance, LLC.; member fornia State University, Chico of the CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board Robert Basch, Executive Director, Open Society Prague; member of Jirina Novakova, member of the CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board the CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board Sandra O’Connor, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice; member, Vaclav Bartuska, Special Ambassador on Energy Security Affairs for Board of Friends of the CEELI Institute the Czech Republic; former member of the CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board John Ordway, Charge’d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Czech Republic Scott Bernstein, U.S. attorney Mary Noel Pepys, former Justice Advisor for U.S. State Department/ Charles Blaha, Acting DCM, U.S. Embassy Czech Republic INL in Afghanistan; former ABA CEELI liaison; member; CEELI Institute Judith Chirlin, former Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; member, International Advisory Board Board of ABA ROLI; member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Brian Pinchok, CEELI Institute International Volunteer Intern Board Ashley Quisol, Political Economic Section Intern, U.S. Embassy Talbot D’Alemberte, Professor Emeritus, Professor of Law at Florida Susan Ringler, Senior Counsel for International Compliance, ITT Cor State University; member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Board poration; member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Board Rupert D’Cruz, Head of PECO Committee, Counsel of European Bars Ben Rockwell, Internal Political Affairs Unit Chief U.S. Embassy and Law Societies (CCBE) Livia Saplacan, National Anti Corruption Directorate, Romania Vladimira Dvorakova, Professor of Political Science, Prague School Karen Staff, Senior Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Depart of Economics; member, CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board ment, Legal Division, Pfizer, Inc.; member, CEELI Institute Internation Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Association; first Ex al Advisory Board ecutive Director, ABA CEELI; member, Board of Friends of the CEELI Robert Stein, Everett Fraser Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Institute Law School; member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Board Jonathan Fried, Canadian Ambassador to Japan; member, CEELI David Tolbert, President, International Center for Transitional Justice; Institute International Advisory Board former Deputy Prosecutor for International Criminal Tribunal for the Leanne Geale, Legal Services Coordinator, Royal Dutch Shell Inter former Yugoslavia national B.V. Simona Traznikova, Residential Manager, CEELI Institute Thomas Griffith, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Robert Utter, former Chief Judge, Washington State Supreme Court; of Columbia Circuit; member, Board of Friends of the CEELI Institute member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Board Frederick Horn, Judge, Orange County Superior Court; Chair, Cali Patricia Wald, former Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the fornia Commission of Judicial Performance former Yugoslavia; former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ivana Hrdlickova, District Court Judge Pardubice, Czech Republic; District of Columbia Circuit member of the CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board John M. Walker, Jr., former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Dr. Roger Hull, President Emeritus Union College; President, Help the Second Circuit; member, Board of Friends of the CEELI Institute Yourself Foundation; member, Board of Friends of the CEELI Institute J. Clifford Wallace, former Chief Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for Natasa Kandic, Founder and Director, Humanitarian Law Center the Ninth Circuit Thimjo Kondi, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Albania Joni Waterman, U.S. Attorney Barry Lam, CEELI Institute Pro Bono Attorney Steve Walther, Vice Chair, Federal Election Commission; Co Chair of Helena Markusova, Political Officer, U.S. Embassy Czech Republic ABA Center for Human Rights Joel Martin, former Executive Director, CEELI Institute; member of the Marta Werenycka, Financial and Administrative Manager, CEELI CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board Institute William Meyer, former ABA CEELI liaison; former Executive Director, Shelley R. Wieck, Acting Director, CEELI Institute CEELI Institute; member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Board Kimba Wood, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Dorothy Mayhew, Head of Law Enforcement Section, U.S. Embassy New York; member, CEELI Institute International Advisory Board Kyiv (U.S. State Department/INL) Vladana Woratschova, Judge, Court of Appeals of Municipal Court Homer E. Moyer, Founder and President of the Board, CEELI Institute in Prague; member of the CEELI Institut o.p.s. Board
David Tolbert, Homer E. Moyer, Jr., Joel Martin, Sandra O’Connor, Mark Ellis, Talbot D’Alemberte
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Community and Business Activities
Public Events • Prague 2, Annual Wine Festival—September 19, 2009 • Prague 2, Public Concert—October 14, 2009 • Prague 2, Public Concert—November 11, 2009 • Prague 2, Public Concert—December, 9, 2009 • Prague 2, Public Concert—February 17, 2010 • Prague 2, Public Concert—April 7, 2010 • Prague 2, Public Concert—May 19, 2010 • Prague 2, Public Concert—June 16, 2010
Meetings and Receptions • ABA ROLI Europe and Eurasia Regional Meeting—June 22 28, 2009 • Internal Training Seminar—Schering Plough—October 1, 2009 • Internal Training Seminar—Schering Plough—November 26, 2009 • Skanska Press Conference—February 9, 2010 • Garden Reception for Expat Centre of Ceska Sporitelna—June 9, 2010 • CEELI Institute Annual Meeting Summer Program—July 18 20, 2010
Training Activities • PricewaterhouseCoopers CR—July 14, 2009 • Workshop on Judicial Independence—July 20 24, 2009 • Transitions Online, Improving Coverage of Education Issues— September 1 4, 2009 • PricewaterhouseCoopers CR—September 22, 2009 • PricewaterhouseCoopers CR—October 5 7, 2009 • PricewaterhouseCoopers CR—February 24, 2010 • Vodaphone Training—March 8 12, 2010 • Intellectual Property Law Course (Kazakhstan Supreme Court)— March 29—April 3, 2010 • Industrial Property Office Meeting—June 3, 2010 • Transitions Online, Colorful but Colorblind—July 16 31, 2010 • Judicial Integrity Roundtable II—July 21 22, 2010
11 CEELI Institute Prague | 2010 Annual Report Special Recognition to Major Supporters
David and Mary Boies Patrons
David and Mary Boies are both highly regarded attorneys with an impressive rec ord of professional and personal achievements, both individually and as a couple. Mary has worked as Vice President at CBS Inc., general counsel for the Civil Aero nautics Board and as Assistant Director of the White House Domestic Policy Staff during the Carter administration. David has represented notable clients in land mark litigation, including Vice President Al Gore in Bush v. Gore, the Justice Depart ment in U.S. v. Microsoft, and most recently prevailed in overturning California’s Proposition 8 ban on same sex marriage. David was named one of Time’s Top 100 in 2010. Both Mary and David are engaged in private practice currently.
Mr. and Mrs. Boies also have a long history of philanthropic giving, including signifi cant donations to numerous educational institutions, such as the Harvard Kennedy School, Yale Law School, Tulane University Law School, University of Pennsylvania and University of Redlands, as well as the Northern Westchester Hospital. Their gen erous support of the CEELI Institute includes a “Mary and David Boies Reading Room” at the Institute in Prague.
Excerpt from the “Resolution of Appreciation” Adopted by the Boards of the CEELI Institute
“The governing boards of the Friends of the CEELI Institute and of the CEELI Institute, o.p.s, and the Inter- national Advisory Board of the CEELI Institute, wish to express their sincere appreciation for the gener- ous support that has been provided for the CEELI Institute in Prague. Your support for the Institute, as it begins to realize its full potential for strengthening the rule of law in developing and transitional coun- tries around the world, has been indispensable.
We are mindful that without your support for the mission and the activities of the Institute, it would not be possible to conduct training and programming that affect the lives of citizens in numerous countries. The beneficiaries of the Institute’s work are those countless individuals who are fighting for rule of law societies that will bring stability, peace and dignity to their lives.”
Adopted on July 19, 2010
J. Larry Nichols Patron
J. Larry Nichols is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Oklaho ma City based Devon Energy Corporation, a public U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company, which he co founded with his father in 1971. In 2010, Fortune magazine ranked Devon No. 20 on its list of Fortune 500 companies and also listed it as one of the “100 Best Places to Work” for the past 3 years. It is Mr. Nichols’ drive, business acumen and generosity of spirit that has turned a small family business into one of the nation’s largest independent natural gas and oil producers. Mr. Nichols is also the director of Baker Hughes Incorporated and Son ic Corp, as well as serves as Chair of the American Petroleum Institute.
In addition to his business achievements, Mr. Nichols also donates his time by serv ing as co chair of the United Way of Central Oklahoma and on the boards of the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and State Chamber.
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Institute Supporters
Patrons Friends Friends $250,000 and Above Up to $10,000 Up to $10,000
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Nichols Kathryn Ainsworth James Tierney The Starr Foundation Arizona Community Foundation John Tunheim C. Boyden Gray Victor Aronow Ann Twiford US Agency for International Harriet Babbitt Steven Umin Development (USAID) Roland Bassett Robert Utter UK Department for International William Bassler Jay Vogelson Development (DFID) George Blow Patricia Wald International Legal Assistance Cindy A. Bodin John M. Walker, Jr. Consortium (ILAC) Harold Bonacquist Don Wallace Mary and David Boies Brassler & Associates Steve Walther Microsoft Corporation Orna Bresler Marsha Weinerman World Bank John Brett Kimba Wood Pfizer, Inc. Mark Brzezinski International Women’s C.S. Mott Foundation Kermit Bye Association of Prague
Canadian Advocates Society Olbram Zoubek Benefactors Milton Cerny $50,000 to $249,999 Judith Chirlin In-Kind Contributors
Howard Dana Professional Services LexisNexis Group Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte Exxon Mobil Harrison G. Dickey White & Case Dwight D. Opperman Fund Antonia Dolar PriceWaterhouseCoopers National Judicial College Mark P.S. Edward Baker & McKenzie ABA/CEELI Mark Ellis Weil, Gotshal & Manges Česká Spořitelna David Ellwanger Havel & Holasek Lockheed Martin Daniel Fitzgibbon Shell UK Dwight D. Opperman Rudy Gerber LexisNexis Group Pharmaceutical Researchers Thomas Geu and Manufacturers of America Thomas B. Griffith National Endowment for Charles Hall Democracy (NED) William Hallock Chemonics International, Inc. Roderick Hills America Mideast Educational Henry Horbaczewski and Training Services, Inc. A.E. Dick Horward DOJ/OPDAT Hughes, Hubbard & Reed Organization for Security and Co Joseph Jones operation in Europe (OSCE) Max Kampelman Vance Opperman Andrew Lester Kimberly Clark Robert Leventhal Baker Hughes Paul A. Magnuson Skanska CZ a.s. Nicholas Mansfield Royal Dutch Shell International Abner Mikva Philip Morris International Miller & Chevalier Foundation Suzanne Morrison Supporters John Mullen $10,000 to $49,999 Patricia Noonen Steven Olson Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Theodore Olson Sandra Day O’Connor International Bar Association William G. Paul Lauder Foundation Homer E. Moyer, Jr. Terry Peppard Karen J. Mathis Mary Noel Pepys Claire Reade Blendow Group AB Walter Raymond Tech Soup White & Case Richardson Foundation Stephen Ryan Norwegian Refugee Council John D. Scanlon Colgate Palmolive Company Kathryn Harrison Laura Stein Charles Renfrew Robert A. Stein Donna Stinson Estee Lauder Richard Thompson Tyco International Wildhare Computer Services Norman Thorpe
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CEELI Institut, o.p.s. Institute Executive Directors Management Board Supervisory Board Shelley R. Wieck (Acting Director), 2010 Keith Thomas, 2009 Robert Basch RNDr. Jirina Nováková Karen Mathis, 2008 2009 Professor Vladimíra Dvořáková John Mullen Michael Diedring, 2004 2008 Hon. Ivana Hrdličková Joel Martin Joel Martin, 2001 2004 Homer E. Moyer, Jr. (Chair) Frank Cooksey, 2000 2001 Martin Šolc William Meyer, 1999 2000
Friends of the CEELI Institute
Mary Boies Homer E. Moyer, Jr. (President) David Charlot (Treasurer) Hon. John M. Walker, Jr. James B. Comey Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Honorary Member Mark S. Ellis Hon. Thomas B. Griffith Henry Horbasczewski Dr. Roger Hull International Advisory Board Nancy Anderson, Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Guiseppe Bisconti, former President of the International Bar Association Milton Cerny, former President, American Friends of the Czech Republic Hon. Lado Chanturia, former President, Supreme Court of Georgia Hon. Judith Chirlin, former Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court Bruno Cova, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP (Milan); former General Counsel of Fiat Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, President Emeritus, Professor of Law at Florida State University Michael Diedring, former Executive Director, CEELI Institute Tom Dine, Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Community Federation A. Jan A.J. Eijsbouts, Business Law and Mediation; Advisor, Akzo-Nobel Ambassador Jonathan Fried, Canadian Ambassador to Japan Hon. Nancy Gertner, Judge, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts Lord Peter Goldsmith, QC, European Chair of Litigation, Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP; former Attorney General for UK Richard Graber, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Gerald Haddock, founder, Haddock Enterprises Jeffrey Hertzfield, Founding Partner, Salans Beat Hess, General Counsel of Royal Dutch Shell International Barbara Hillas, Dillon Hillas & Dillon; Washington Director of the CEELI Institute David Jones, National Public Affairs Manager, MBF Jeffrey B. Kindler, Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer, Inc. Daniel Lipsic, former Minister of Justice of Slovakia Hon. Ernst Markel, Honorary Lifetime President, International Association of Judges Frank McArdle, Canadian Institute for Advance Legal Studies/National Judicial Institute Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada William Meyer, Partner, Hutchinson Black & Cook, former Executive Director of the CEELI Institute Baroness Emma Nicholson, member of UK House of Lords Theodore Olson, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; former Solicitor General for U.S. Vance Opperman, Key Investments, Inc. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker, Dean, McGeorge School of Law Mary Noel Pepys, former Justice Advisor for INL/U.S. State Department in Afghanistan; former ABA CEELI Liaison Fernando Pombo, former President of the International Bar Association Susan Ringler, Senior Counsel for International Compliance, ITT Corporation John J. Stack, former President & CEO, Ceska Sporitelna Robert Stein, Everett Fraser Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School; Chair, IBA Public and Professional Div. Petar Stoyanov, former President of Bulgaria Norman Thorpe, member, American Bar Association, Sections of International Law and Practice & Public Contracts Steven Umin, Mediator, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Steve Walther, Vice-Chair, Federal Election Commission; Co-Chair of ABA Center for Human Rights Hon. Kimba Wood, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Stephen N. Zack, Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP
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