Update from Meeting in Amsterdam, May 2008

A new draft of the IBA Code of Ethics is now being reviewed by the Policy Committee and also the IBA Professional Ethics Committee.  It's final format will be:

i) Each rule as outlined in the 'General Principles of the Legal Profession 2006'
ii) An explanation, or further expansion of the rule as necessary
iii) Details of the international implications (where relevant).

The General Principles of the Legal Profession’ are adopted and replace the ‘General Principles for Ethics of Lawyers’(1995).  To the extent that the newly adopted principles should conflict with the IBA’s International Code of Ethics, (currently under review) the former prevail.

Resources

Please find below the links to those IBA Resolutions and Statements which have been identified as relating to Core Values:

IBA General Principles of the Legal Profession adopted September 2006

IBA Minimum Standards of Judicial Independence 
 
IBA Resolution on Professionalism vs Commercialism 
 
IBA Terrorism Resolution 

IBA Resolution on the Responsibility of the Courts 
 
IBA Standards for the Independence of the Legal Profession  
 
IBA International Code of Ethics 
 
IBA Resolution on Deregulating the Legal Profession 
 
IBA Resolution on Legal Aid 

IBA Resolution on Financial Support for Human Rights