Second Human Rights Law Conference: think global, act local - human rights in legal practice

A conference presented by the IBA Human Rights Law Committee and supported by the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum , the IBA Business Human Rights Committee , the IBA Future of Legal Services Commission , the IBA LGBTQI+ Law Committee , the IBA War Crimes Committee , the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and the Bar Issues Commission.

Conference Co-Chairs
Wajiha Ahmed Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Sydney; Member, IBA SPPI Council
Markus P Beham European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder); Co-Chair, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
Kosuke Oie LPA Law, Tokyo; Scholarship Officer, IBA Human Rights Law Committee
Chihiro Tsukada Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo
Marissa Kardon Weber International Criminal and Human Rights Lawyer, Washington DC; Co-Chair, IBA Human Right Law Committee

Subjects include:

• The rule of law under pressure: human rights challenges shaping our communities
• The impact of artificial intelligence on law, rights and justice
• The global worker: rights and responsibilities of migrant workers and employers
• Business, human rights and climate risk: insights from general counsel
• Equality in practice: employment law developments affecting women and LGBTQI+ communities
• Hate speech, discrimination and freedom of expression
• White collar, blue collar: sentencing outcomes in human rights and business-related harm
• Protecting human rights defenders and the legal profession
• Detention, criminal justice and the right to a fair trial
• The future of legal services: perspectives from young lawyers to senior career lawyers
• Human rights in 2030: the role of lawyers, business and civil society