Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

society and for each citizen separately. It aims to stimulate
mass media on keeping permanent attention on
corruption issues and to create maximum discomfort
for corrupted officials.
In 1999, the program announced an open competition
for research grants on legal, historical, social and
economic aspects of the phenomenon of corruption.
The program plans to publish and disseminate the
results of the research.
Winners of the first stage (grants of 300 USD):
Andrei fiURCANU, Valentin ARAPU, Lilia CARAØCI-
UC, Vitalie PÎRLOG, Marian JALENCU, Sergiu MUS-
TEAfiÆ, Marcela DILION, Lilian NEGURÆ, Vasile GURIN,
Valeriu PASCARU, Victor SURUCEANU, Efim CERTAN,
Andrei RUSU, Ion CÆPÆfiÎNÆ, Ion GUMENII, Aneta
GROSU, Sergiu ILIE.
$ 5,100
Winners of the second stage:
Andrei RUSU $ 600
Lilian NEGURÆ $ 300
Marian JALENCU $ 600
Ion GUMENÎI $ 600
Vasile GURIN $ 600
Valeriu PASCARU $ 500
Marcela STRECHIE $ 200
Ilie SERGIU $ 600
Lilia CARAØCIUC $ 600
$ 4,600
The authors of the collection of the research papers
will be the following: Andrei RUSU, Marian JALENCU,
Ion GUMENÎI, Vasile GURIN, Valeriu PASCARU, Ilie
SERGIU, Lilia CARAØCIUC, Lilian NEGURÃ
Experts and co-ordinators of the edition: Constantin
MARIN, Igor DOLEA, Victor POPA, Corneliu
POPOVICI (500 USD per person)
$ 2,000
Publishing of the work $ 7,084
Administrative expenses (round tables, multiplication,
launching) $ 1,000
Other activities within the program:
Publishing of the conference materials: Organised
Crime and the Black Market Economy $ 1,980
Participation in the seminar on Organised Crime
and Corruption
Washington D.C., USA, February 23-27, 1999
Victor CATAN $ 880
Participation in the seminar on Organised Crime
and Corruption
Washington D.C., USA, February 23-27, 1999
1999 ACTIVITY REPORT
Nicolae ANDRONIC $ 880
Program Administration Expenditures $ 1,085
Total $ 24,609
Basic Concept Series
The program was launched in 1998 with the translation
and producing of commentaries to the basic concepts
on Criminal Law, author: George P. Fletcher and
on Property Law, author: Ugo Matei. In 1999 following
COLPI’s initiative, the program obtained the copyright
for the translation and publication of 1000 copies of
the work “International Commercial Arbitration”,
authors: Mark Hulleatt-James and Nicholas Gould.
The appearance of this work in the Republic of
Moldova will bridge the theoretical gap in the field of
international commercial arbitration.
Purchasing of the copyright $ 540
Translation and publishing of the work: International
Commercial Arbitration, by Mark Hulleatt-
James and Nicholas Gould $ 4,500
Total: $ 5,040
Judicial Training Centre
1999 was the second year of support granted for
the Judicial Training Centre. The main goal of this institution
is to provide professional training of the judges
of the Republic of Moldova and promote the principles
of judicial independence among them. This institution
organises training courses for prosecutors and lawyers
as well.
From the beginning of the 1999 academic year to
present the Judicial Training Centre performed the following
courses and seminars:
– Three regional seminars in collaboration with
UNHCR designed for judges, prosecutors and lawyers
were held in the districts of Soroca, Ungheni in the
period between July-August. The topic of the seminar
was: The Statute of Refugees. The same seminar was
held in Chiøhinæu as well. Lecturers: judge Ian Sicuta,
Czech Republic.
– In September, the Centre organised two seminars
for lawyers with the topic: International Transactions,
expert: Prof. Edde Murfey.
– In October, a cycle of 10 seminars with the following
topics started: International Legal Assistance in
Civil Issues, International Legal Assistance in Criminal
Issues; Personal Freedom.
– In November, the Centre organised two seminars
with the topic: Social Chart and Women; International
Protection of Refugees.
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