The Leavitt Institute for International Development has successfully completed its annual National Adversarial Proceedings Competition among law students in Ukraine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition this year was held virtually via Zoom. The event took place the week of April 27 with law students from Kyiv and Kharkiv participating. More than 30 students took part

Students in eastern Europe are gearing up for the second semester of Critical Thinking and Advocacy – Foundation of a Free Society, a year-long course sponsored by The Leavitt Institute for International Development (TLI). The course will begin February 26, 2018 in universities and law schools in Moldova, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. During the

Mimi Coffey never imagined spending two weeks in Ukraine would change her so much. “It was a phenomenal experience,” she said, “one that has forever grown my heart.” The Texas-based attorney traveled to Kyiv and Kharkiv in October to teach law students as part of an initiative sponsored by The Leavitt Institute for International

Six interns from Moldova who spent several weeks in Kansas recently received some attention from the local newspaper. The Miami County Republic published an article this week detailing the experiences of Tatiana Danilescu, Anastasia Donica, Vitalie Marian, Marina Moraru, Nicolae Pascaru, and Aliona Sarbu. The law interns from Moldova traveled to the United States in

A delegation from The Leavitt Institute for International Development recently traveled to Kharkiv, Ukraine, to meet with university partners and discuss cooperation for the upcoming academic year. The meeting September 8 included Lorne Grierson, TLI president, along with Ukraine country director Sviatoslav Tkachuk and Ukraine deputy country director Kseniia Tkachuk. This year in the

After spending time in Utah learning about democracy and sound legal principles, a group of 11 interns has returned home to Moldova to put into practice what they gleaned from their three-week internship. During their time in the United States -- which was sponsored by The Leavitt Institute for International Development (TLI) -- the group

The Leavitt Institute for International Development is excited to announce an expansion into several new countries as part of its mission to promote democratic principles, ethics, and the rule of law. Effective this fall, the Institute will begin working in Poland and Romania and resume its efforts in Ukraine. The Institute will continue to maintain

A Kansas newspaper published an article about TLI's 2016 interns working in Miami County. The article noted the interns stayed in Kansas for several weeks learning about the U.S. legal system. Judge Steven Montgomery, a member of The Leavitt Institute for International Development's board of directors, worked with the group from Moldova. The article stated,

A member of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service traveled to Moldova to help a student exchange program reinforce the rule of law. Lethbridge chief Crown prosecutor Bill Wister spent two weeks in eastern Europe with the Leavitt Institute, an organization of legal professionals dedicated to the development of democratic liberties in developing nations. The