Bar Co-operation Project
Bars often need immediate support as they aim to develop their Bar and its programmes. The IBA's Human Rights Institute (HRI) focuses on providing long-term support, offering assistance in capacity building to Bars in developing countries, with the BIC providing immediate and short-term support. Having spoken to a number of representatives from bars around the world, it is clear that Bars' needs are extremely diverse and that support must be tailored to the specific needs of the Bars. Already, a number of requests have been received and a key role for the BIC will be to act as a coordinator between the suppliers and the requestors of the support.
The Bar Issues Commission aims to provide bar associations with the facility to seek out mutual support from each other through its ‘Bar cooperation programme’. The idea is to enable bar associations to seek help through the BIC and be linked to other bar associations who can help with a particular issue or provide additional resources for support.
There will be occasions where a project initiated by the Bar Associations will then be referred to the IBA’s Human Rights Institute for long term support such as capacity building programmes.
Details of current Bar Cooperation Programmes supported by the BIC are:
To seek assistance from the bar cooperation programme, please contact please contact Elaine Owen: elaine.owen@int-bar.org