IBA Resolutions
2008 Compendium of Resolutions
Documents passed by the IBA Council can be downloaded by clicking on the links below:
At the IBA Council meeting in Buenos Aires 2008, the IBA Council adopted two resolutions as follows:
Transfer of Skills in the liberalization of trade in legal services (2008)
IBA Pro Bono Declaration 2008
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