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The IBA’s response to the situation in Ukraine
IBA Presidency
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama
President,
International Bar Association
(2023-2024)
My warmest welcome to the Presidential site. It is a great privilege to preside this impressive Association for the term 2023-2024. My aspiration is to steadily elevate the Association to the next level. Our profession, through a global association as the IBA, has a great opportunity as well as the responsibility of assuming a leading role in upholding the rule of law, democracy, and human rights across the world and thus having a positive impact in society.
A Legal Bridge to the Future
The IBA Presidency Blog
With this blog I wish to build a bridge aimed at providing, in an easy and transparent manner, knowledge about the most relevant IBA projects and activities, specially of those led or supported by me as IBA President. My ambition is to make our Association even more relevant, thus acting as a legal bridge allowing to smoothly walk into the future. I am convinced that the legal profession can increase its contribution to fundamental aspects of society. Making this opportunity a reality requires us to embark in ambitious and realistic projects. I encourage you to learn about them hoping they will engage you.
You will find here updates on IBA projects and activities as well as interviews, speeches, remarks and videos.
Thank you for dedicating your time and attention to these reflections. I hope that this blog may help to better understand those matters where the IBA is involved and which may be of interest to you.
ESG: The Role of Lawyers Today and in the Future New update
Luis Fernando González Nieves (Pérez Correa González), Florencia Heredia (Allende & Brea), Sarah Fitts (ArentFox Schiff), Almudena Arpón de Mendívil (Gómez-Acebo & Pombo), Luis Burgueño (Von Wobeser y Sierra), John Vellone (Borden Ladner Gervais), Andrew Levine (Debevoise & Plimpton), Michael Maya
Monthly e-News articles
Walking the talk
A monthly contribution by the IBA President
International Women’s Day: From the practice of law to the growing of seeds
'Thirty leading lawyers from all over the world came together virtually to celebrate the inaugural IBA Women’s Day on 8 March – International Women's Day. Many in-person discussions were also held in conjunction with the virtual event, aiming to inspire and guide the younger generation of female practitioners. Of course, our Association was already dedicating significant efforts to promoting gender equality, especially in the legal sector.
Released on Mar 22, 2023
Our brave Ukraine colleagues
‘I wish to express my admiration for and solidarity with our Ukraine colleagues. We may only value their courage with knowledge of their experience. Thus, we have collated some video messages from Ukrainian lawyers regarding their activity in times of war. Featured are lawyers working in Kyiv, those in exile and female lawyers, for whom the war has had a particular impact […]’
Released on Feb 21, 2023
Day 1 of the first 100 days
The journey of a new IBA presidency, the final destination of which is strengthening the leadership of the IBA and of our profession, has just started. The world is changing right before our eyes. Our profession, through a global association such as the IBA, has a great opportunity as well as the responsibility of assuming a leading role in upholding the rule of law and providing legal guidance in this context.
Released on Jan 02, 2023
Presidential priorities
- Highlighting the contribution of the legal profession to society
- Addressing gender equality in the legal profession
- Placing the legal profession as a relevant player on the ESG agenda
- Protecting rights in the digital environment
- Preparing the legal profession for the future
Upcoming and ongoing projects
The IBA Gender Equality Project
The IBA will develop guidelines against any type of discrimination in the legal profession. The guidelines will be promoted regionally by IBA Ambassadors for Gender Equality. The Project will take into account the ongoing IBA 50:50 by 2030 project.
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Institutional agenda
21
MAR
Annual IBA Latin American Bar Leaders Meeting
Bogota, Colombia
22-24
MAR
Biennial IBA Latin American Regional Forum Conference
Cartagena, Colombia
29 MAR
1 APR