International Bar Association


		The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, has a membership of 30,000 lawyers and 195 bar associations and law societies. The IBA has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community.

I B A I N T H E N E W S
The IBA Human Rights Institute hosted an evening of high-level debate on the current state of the rule of law and the independence of the legal profession in Sri Lanka. At this critical juncture in the history of Sri Lanka the debate focused on the need to rebuild independent institutions, to strengthen the justice system and to ensure accountability for human rights violations in order to restore public confidence in the rule of law in Sri Lanka. Click here to view the discussion.

			Lawyers put Sri Lanka in the dock Wednesday, 01 July 2009
			IBA stands up for lawyers in Russia Monday, 29 June 2009
			Global reach of Spain's courts curtailed Thursday, 25 June 2009
			Wall Street Chief on U.S.’s Future: ‘China Is the One Winner in This Crisis’ Tuesday, 23 June 2009

I B A N E W S R E L E A S E S
Mozambique should ratify the Rome Statute says country’s lawyers posted on 03 July 2009 IBAHRI welcomes Togo’s decision to abolish death penalty posted on 26 June 2009 IBAHRI launches international human rights fact-finding guidelines posted on 02 June 2009

F E A T U R E D C O N F E R E N C E
	13th Annual Competition Conference 11 - 12 September 2009 Fiesole, Italy Visit Conferences section

F E A T U R E D P U B L I C A T I O N

The Rule of Law: Perspectives from Around the Globe
General Editor: Francis Neate

This book draws together worldwide IBA symposiums and other papers on the rule of law to provide a commentary from leading individuals and practitioners in the field.

Co-publication with LexisNexis, 2009. 270pp, £59.95.
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The IBA Rule of Law Action Group

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P R O B O N O W E B S I T E
	Register at our new IBA microsite if you are practising or are interested in practising international pro bono, as there are many resources here to help spread information and ideas throughout the international pro bono community. InternationalProBono.com