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Three attorneys from Kyrgyzstan who are working toward their Master of Laws degrees at IU McKinney delivered lectures as part of the International Student Speaker Series. The lectures took place in the Inlow Hall Faculty Lounge on November 5.

Kairat Kasymbekov discussed "Impact of Tobacco Smoking on Developing Countries: The Legal Response of Kyrgyz Republic." He was a senior lawyer of the State Enterprise “Customs Infrastructure” which is under the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic. He is an LL.M. student in the American Law for Foreign Lawyers track at IU McKinney, and also is completing an LL.M. in International and Business Law at the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan.

Iurii Pak talked about "The Judicial system in the Kyrgyz Republic." Prior to enrolling in the IU McKinney LL.M. program, where he is studying in the American Law for Foreign Lawyers track, he was an attorney at the Urgarant law firm, and worked as a lawyer at the CJSC Microfinance Company.

Zholdoshbek Adamisa Uulu presented on the topic, "The Role of the Declaration of Incomes and Expenses of Public and Municipal Officers in Fighting Corruption in Kyrgyz Republic." He served as a legal specialist at the Ozone Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic, and as an officer of the International Cooperation Department at the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda of the Kyrgyz Republic. He is studying in the American Law for Foreign Lawyers track at IU McKinney.

In the photo from left are Vice Dean Karen Bravo, Kairat Kasymbekov, Iurii Pak, Zholdoshbek Adamisa Uulu, and Professor Frank Emmert, who served as the event's moderator.