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IBA Timeline
Explore the IBA's milestones from its founding in 1947 to the present day.
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1947
International Bar Association established
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1947
First international conference
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1961
Individual and Member Organisation membership established
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1965
First IBA President, Dr Jur. Bernt Hjejle
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1969
Main office moves from NYC to London
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1971
First twenty committees established
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1986
IBA Foundation established
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1995
IBA Human Rights Institute is established
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2001
First cohort of Legal Interns
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2004
First Annual Conference (Auckland)
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2005
IBA-ICC Outreach Programme office opens in The Hague
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2005
Group Membership introduced (four firms join)
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2005
Opening of Latin American Office in Sao Paulo
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2007
Special Projects Fund established
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2009
Human Rights Institute Trust established
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2011
Opening of South Korea office
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2011
First taskforce is created (International Terrorism)
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2013
Opening of office in Washington DC
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2015
eyeWitness to Atrocities launches
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2015
Legal Policy & Research Unit launched
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2016
Corporate Membership introduced
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2020
First fully-online conference
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2025
80,000+ IBA members, 300+ Group Members