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SUMMARY:2024 is ‘the global year of elections’. What should bars and law 
 societies do during national elections? Heads down or speak up? How can 
 you participate with impact on important issues without being seen as po
 litically partisan?
DESCRIPTION:Your members naturally have differing individual allegiances 
 ranging across your nation’s party political spectrum. But shouldn’t all
  lawyers support increased investment in the legal system\, the courts a
 nd access to justice? Some Bars and law societies now publish ‘manifesto
 s’ at election time urging their various proposals for reform of the law
  and the legal system.\n\nWe live in a political era increasingly charac
 terised by polarisation of views\, populism\, disinformation\, discourte
 sy\, intolerance of difference and binary\, extreme\, ‘us-and-them’ divi
 sions. Human rights\, the rule of law and democracy itself are at risk i
 n an election atmosphere hostile to evidence-based\, respectful and bala
 nced debate. Crucial decisions are being taken in this ‘global year of e
 lections’. How can the independent voice\, expertise and value-system of
  the legal profession play an appropriate role\, in the public interest\
 , at election time?\n
LOCATION:Constanta Ballroom
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