Quote from the Chair
Introduction to the Division
Division Officers
Division Who's Who
Divisions Handbook
Division By-Laws
Division Conferences
Division Resources
Division Activities

Quote from the Chair

The legal profession does not and cannot concern itself exclusively with questions of substantive law, since its existence is inextricably linked with many other issues. Some are closely connected with professional practice, for example, regulatory frameworks for practitioners, rules of ethical conduct, continuing education or practice management. Lawyers however cannot just be mere technical specialists or limit their vision to aspects of the "legal business". A lawyer's role is to partake in the evolution of legal culture, to promote the rule of law, to advocate the upholding of human rights and to fight against corruption. PPID is a forum where practitioners and their regulators may discuss and debate all of these issues as well as other matters of professional and public interest. It may not always be obvious just how relevant these issues are to the day to day business of a lawyer and yet it is here that the fundaments of a progressive and healthy legal culture lie.

Martin Solc
Kocián Šolc Balaštík
Chair, Public and Professional Interest Division

Introduction to the Division

The objectives of the Division are to promote an interchange of information and views among Member Organisations of the Association and its individual Members ('Members') about the public and professional interest activities of the legal profession throughout the world; to support and promote those activities, the Rule of Law and the defence of human rights; to facilitate communication among Member Organisations and its Members; to provide the opportunity to Member Organisations and all Members to be active in the Division through its Bar Issues Commission ('BIC'), Constituents, Fora and other groupings; and to undertake such related projects as may be approved from time to time by the Division’s Council.

Division Officers

Division Who's Who

The Public and Professional Interest Division Who's Who provides a listing and contact information for all Officers of Constitutents of the Public and Professional Interest Division.

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Divisions Handbook

The Divisions Handbook provides information and guidelines on the International Bar Association.

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Division By-Laws

Click here to download a copy of the Public and Professional Interest Division’s By-Laws.

Division Conferences

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Division Resources

Division Activities