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Jan 13, 2017
COMUNICADO À IMPRENSA: sexta-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2017. Diante das rebeliões ocorridas em presídios de Manaus e Roraima no Brasil, os quais resultaram na morte de cerca de 100 pessoas e na fuga de diversos presos, o Instituto de Direitos Humanos da International Bar Association (IBAHRI), exorta as profissões jurídicas do país a trabalharem com urgência pela melhoria das condições das prisões e pela criação de ambientes nos quais os direitos humanos dos presos e servidores do sistema prisional sejam respe
The paradigm for water management has fundamentally shifted. Once considered a limitless utility, reliable water access is now one of the most critical vulnerabilities for both public and private enterprises in the face of persistent drought, climate volatility and population growth.
For sanitation companies and water utilities, the 'dry tap' scenario — the point at which supply can no longer meet demand — has moved from a hypothetical worst case to a foreseeable business reality.
In this new reality, water recycling and reuse are no longer innovative options; they are essential components of climate adaptation and business continuity.
This session confronts the profound legal exposure for directors and officers who fail to act. We will explore how the decision to delay, defer, or reject capital investment in proven water reuse technologies is being reframed as a critical failure of oversight and a direct breach of fiduciary duty.
When a utility fails, or a corporation's operations halt due to a predictable water shortage, stakeholders — from investors to regulators to the public — will not ask if the board knew about water recycling, but why they failed to implement it.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
The Power Law Committee provides a forum for energy lawyers from diverse legal backgrounds to interact, share ideas, new trends, and foster collegiality.
We explore different topics: international ownership, mitigating climate change, energy transition, regulatory methodologies, power purchase arrangements, transmission siting, access and pricing, engineering procurement and construction, operation and maintenance, reliability standards and compliance, fuel procurement and hedging arrangements, new technologies, among others.
We aim to provide our members with practical and useful advice to better serve clients, and to offer the opportunity for collaboration, networking and friendships.
A Instituto de Direitos Humanos da Associação Internacional de Advogados (“IBAHRI”) e o Iniciativa Anti-tortura (“ATI”) expressam grande preocupação e condenam a decisão do Governo brasileiro de estabelecer severas limitações ao trabalho do Mecanismo Nacional de Prevenção e Combate à Tortura (“Mecanismo Nacional”). A medida representa uma perigosa redução da proteção dos indivíduos privados de liberdade.
This session will talk about how to become an outstanding leader.
Fundamentals of International Legal Business Practice: IBA Young Lawyers’ Training Course Helsinki
Sep 10, 2024
In the experience of the Working Group for the Site Visit Model Protocol (the ‘Working Group’), site visits can be a helpful procedural tool in international arbitrations. They serve two general purposes.
DiversityInclusionD&O claims are on the rise across the globe. Over the last decade directors and officers of public and private companies have increasingly become targets in civil litigation, government investigations, and enforcement actions.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
When everything is going online and staff are being asked to work from home, one can still hear construction activities going ahead in several sites in central London and beyond. This article aims to explore the arguments for and against keeping construction sites open during the London lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. If a second wave of the virus eventuates, we may need to address these difficult questions again.
IBA Young Lawyers' Committee Training: Becoming a champion
Oct 11, 2019
O-Gon Kwon is an attorney-at-law at Kim & Chang and serves as the president of the firm’s International Law Institute.
A soft aspect which has hard impact: how cultures and site locations influence the success of a project and what we can learn from diverse cultures.
9th Biennial Conference on Construction Projects from Conception to Completion
Differing site conditions: contrasting the English and US legal systems
Site visits are frequently used in energy, mining and construction arbitrations and can be an essential evidentiary tool in international arbitrations. This session is targeted at arbitration lawyers, industry-specific legal practitioners, as well as experts, and will highlight the practical, legal and strategy considerations at play when conducting site visits in arbitration proceedings. Drawing on work conducted by the IBA Arbitration Committee Working Group on Site Visits, the session will also cover current best practice and lessons learnt from past site visits, including how the audience can benefit from the brand new tool IBA Site Visit Model Protocol.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Aug 15, 2024
Parte do projeto “50:50 até 2030”, o relatório examina a disparidade de gênero na profissão jurídica no Brasil.
This panel will examine the evolving landscape of corporate accountability, focusing on the personal liability of officers and directors for human rights violations committed by corporations. With rising expectations on companies to uphold human rights standards across global supply chains, executives face increasing scrutiny over their roles and responsibilities. The discussion will address recent legal developments, key cases, and the frameworks that are shaping accountability, from national regulations to international guidelines such as the 'United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights'. Esteemed experts in corporate law, human rights, and governance will analyse the risks and implications for leadership in an era where corporate responsibility extends beyond financial performance.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
In spring 2018, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Anti-Torture Initiative (ATI) reached the milestone of conducting tailored programmes in all five regions of Brazil on torture prevention and implementing the Istanbul Protocol. The IBAHRI has worked in Brazil since 2010 to support the country in its commitment to eradicate torture as part of its obligations under international law
The Covid-19 pandemic brought an intense period of enforced temporary changes to the way we resolve disputes and administer justice. The transition to innovative virtual – remote and online – courts hearings, arbitral and mediation sessions, is both thrilling and concerning. Whether the transition and changes made should be reversed or not, leads to some fundamental questions. It is all about the right balance in protecting both the rights and interests of parties and the public while using technological opportunities which can improve (reform) practices of the court, arbitral tribunals and mediators and assessing improvements in access to and lowering the costs of justice – after all, we should never waste a good crisis.
This joint session aims to map the landscape of the Covid-19 online transition, exploring lessons learned; what has worked, and what has not, promises and best practices for maintaining juridical quality, legitimacy, and efficiency. Initially it seemed the principles to open justice, which remain paramount, were threatened. Yet benefiting from the tech development of wide-spread open-access live streaming, proceedings suddenly became far more accessible than before – just an example: the UK Supreme Court’s livestream of important Brexit litigation was reportedly viewed by almost 30 million people. How reporting restrictions and protected evidence coexist with online open justice is yet to be seen. While saving time and money, relieving parties and their legal teams from the need to travel and time to be called to a hearing, the physical experience of an online hearing is significantly different from being inside a courtroom or before an arbitral tribunal. Could the lack of ritualistic aspects of a formal hearing and feelings of distance, foster distrust rather than belief in the legitimacy of the authority of the court or tribunal? What is the effect of depersonalizing the dispute resolution process, especially non-verbal cues like body language and eye contact (even when web cameras are employed)? May parties feel that they have not been fully heard? Can the required level of trust, for fruitful mediation, be achieved online? How are judges able to properly ascertain the credibility of a witness online? Although virtual hearings suggest that they tend to be more focused than hearings in person, could ‘zoom-fatigue’ be detrimental to the quality of decision-making of judges, lawyers and parties? Just to name a few challenges, which will undoubtedly lead to a lively debate and exploration of best practices in remote dispute resolution.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
The objective of the session is to discuss how multinational electronic platforms such as Uber and AirBnB are being held liable or not liable for similar actions in different jurisdictions. The panel will try to answer the question about the existence of a single or multiple principles guiding lawmakers and courts around the globe in regard with accountability of electronic platforms for their wrongdoings.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Jul 20, 2023
In late May, UK Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy (A&O) and New York-based firm Shearman & Sterling announced plans to merge.
It is consensus that one of the most difficult subjects regarding damage compensation is establishing the amount due in cases of moral, existential or spiritual suffering imposed by unlawful actions. It is even more challenging when the victims do not have the same cultural background of judges and lawyers, like in cases of harm caused to indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities or isolated communities. This session will dive into this topic to investigate if it is possible to think in criteria or methods to quantify compensation due in such cases.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Apr 05, 2022
Purchasing directors and officers insurance (D&O insurance) is a standard practice for public companies in the United States. The same is not standard practice in another major economic power, China, but that may no longer be the case. The demand for D&O insurance has recently spiked in China in response to the new Chinese Securities Law that went into effect in March 2020.
Recently, there has been an increase in cases related to damages incurred in underdeveloped countries that are being brought before European or US courts. A significant number of these cases rely on litigation funding. While litigation funding is allowed in many jurisdictions, it does carry certain risks and ethical concerns, particularly in the context of transnational damages claims. The purpose of this panel is to explore the potential and boundaries (if any) of litigation funding in transnational claims for damages compensation.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Mar 09, 2021
O International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute – IBAHRI (Instituto de Direitos Humanos da International Bar Association) apresentou uma petição de amicus curiae ao Supremo Tribunal Federal do Brasil sobre as leis, normas e padrões regionais e internacionais de direitos humanos, a respeito da jurisdição militar em face de graves violações dos direitos humanos em tempo de paz.
The responsibility of supply chains and value chains is an emerging trend in Europe, the US and other parts of the world. Human rights violations by agents in a certain supply or value chain are one of the most common issues when we look at the current ongoing cases in Europe and US. The goal of this panel will be to discuss the current state of affairs on the topic and also to try to anticipate what the next challenges to deal with will be in the coming years.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Jul 22, 2025
From 11–13 June, leading legal experts in life sciences and healthcare convened at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston, for the 11th Annual IBA World Life Sciences Conference. The event, co-hosted by the IBA Intellectual Property and Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committees, brought together regulators, corporate counsel, private practitioners and academics to address the most pressing developments at the intersection of law, innovation and global health. This articles considers the key themes and panel highlights of the conference.
This panel will examine how traditional legal concepts of fault, duty and causation apply to AI systems and will discuss the allocation of risk among developers, users and third parties. We will address ethical, regulatory and enforcement challenges in AI-related harms and review frameworks for responsible AI governance and compensation mechanisms.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
Jan 19, 2026
Unlike many COPs before it, November’s climate summit grappled with some of the real-world challenges of reducing emissions – from global trade to the risks and opportunities of the energy transition.
The reparation movement is one of the most pressing internationally and it presents some very challenging jurisprudential problems worldwide regarding the very concept of damages and the assessment and quantum of damages and the availability of other remedies. The aim of the panel will be to discuss how these challenges shall be addressed locally and internationally.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Apr 23, 2025
We were happy to see 110 participants in Munich on 27 March, in the unique location of Upside East for a day of discussions concerning the very challenging times that the automotive industry is now facing. Attendees had a chance to ease into the conference at the welcome cocktail which took place the evening before and it was good to see many familiar faces showing that the conference is becoming a familiar item on the IBA calendar.
Professional wellbeing issues may affect lawyers' performance in law firms and lead to malpractice and liability of individuals and firms. This session will investigate what the ethical limits for firms and professions are in order to disclose ongoing wellbeing issues to clients and how it may impact their professional liability in case of mistakes and malpractices.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Jul 14, 2024
Innovation was the leading topic at the 4th European Automotive and Mobility Services Conference convened on 14 March 2024. Nearly 100 delegates gathered at Upper East, a unique venue boasting an industrial chic vibe on the 9th and 10th floors, located behind Ostbahnhof station.
This panel will explore one of the most complex and contentious issues in climate litigation: establishing a causal link between specific greenhouse gas emissions and the damages caused by climate change. As courts grapple with holding corporations, governments, and other entities accountable for environmental harm, proving direct causation remains a major legal hurdle. The discussion will be about how courts worldwide are addressing this challenge, the role of scientific evidence in tracing emissions to concrete impacts, and the potential evolution of legal standards in this field. Experts in environmental law, climate science, and international litigation will contribute insights to this pressing global issue.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
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How will artificial intelligence replace, enhance, and undermine dispute resolution and the rule of law? How good will it get at predicting legal outcomes, turning data into stories, finding signs of fraud, discovering fact patterns, selecting the best jurors, and identifying relevant documents? Will judges use ChatGPT to draft their opinions? Will lawyers use it to draft their briefs? Will mediators use it to arrive at settlement ideas? Will clients use it in place of their lawyers? This is no longer the stuff of mere science fiction, and this timely and informative session will delve deeply into how it will change our professions and the services we provide to our clients.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
The life sciences sector is booming, with the venture capital deal volume having increased manifold within the past years. This is accompanied by significant growth in business-to-business (B2B) disputes between life sciences companies including, for instance, those concerning failed joint ventures for new drugs or unauthorised use of third-party intellectual property (IP) rights. The panel will discuss the unique features of the life sciences industry and how the disputes can be avoided or resolved through mediation, litigation and arbitration.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Sep 25, 2024
Inspired by other initiatives of ex ante regulation in digital markets, the Brazilian Bill 2.768/22 targets digital service providers that control essential access to certain services. If the bill is approved by Congress, it will cover various digital platforms, such as social networks, messaging services and search engines, imposing obligations related to transparency, fair service provision, data handling and access for professional users. Enforcement mechanisms include fines, operational restrictions and the creation of the Digital Platforms Oversight Fund to support regulatory activities. This article critically examines Bill 2.768/22, comparing it to the European Union Digital Markets Act and similar statutory provisions from other jurisdictions, most notably Article 19a of the German Competition Act and the United Kingdom's recently approved Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act. The article highlights shortcomings of the Brazilian Bill under discussion that would need to be addressed in order to avoid potential negative impacts in innovation and other distortions in Brazilian digital markets.
This joint session is intended to be a dialogue between judges and arbitrators on the topic of the seeming trend of reconsideration and remissions of awards from the bench back to tribunals.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
By João Augusto Prado da Silveira Gameiro. Brazil: the need to remove limitations on criminal liability of compliance officers - Criminal Law/Business Crime Committees
In some jurisdictions, sitting judges may concurrently serve as arbitrators. Do such dual roles give rise to challenges in terms of impartiality, procedural integrity and public perception? How do they impact litigation in connection with the arbitration? Do they interfere with the performance of judicial duties? And does it differ from judges acting as mediators? This session explores the rationale behind permitting such roles, the potential benefits and the risks involved, offering comparative insights across jurisdictions.
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
News release, Tuesday 12 November 2018. O Instituto de Direitos Humanos da International Bar Association (IBAHRI) divulgou um vídeo sobre prevenção à tortura no Brasil no qual atores interessados locais e especialistas internacionais opinam sobre o histórico da tortura no país e os desafios atuais para sua prevenção e persecução penal. O vídeo também ilustra como o trabalho do IBAHRI está contribuindo para fortalecer a capacidade de o Brasil defender seu compromisso tanto nacional como internacional com a
This session will explore the divestment and acquisition of oil and gas assest in the industry, including the key challenges and opportunities faced by oil and gas lawyers.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Sep 07, 2022
The panel on digital assets at the 37th International Financial Law Conference in Venice was co-chaired by Dirk Bliesener, Vice-Chair of the IBA Banking Law Committee and partner at Hengeler Mueller in Frankfurt, and Benjamin Leisinger, member of the IBA Securities Law Committee and partner at Homburger in Zurich. It began by examining some of the fundamentals of crypto markets and the different asset standards.
Enforcement or erasure: freedom of speech
Jan 13, 2025
The IBA’s Criminal Law Section (made up of the Criminal Law, Business Crime, Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery Committees) has closed 2024 with another successful conference; this time in Mexico City, where around 5,000 delegates gathered to exchange ideas, discuss the latest hot topics in the legal world and – of course – experience Mexican food, music and culture (including a memorable trip to a Lucha Libre wrestling competition).
The investor space for oil and gas assets and companies continues to change, driven, amongst others, by ESG requirements, commodity price fluctuations, access to debt and equity financing and host government initiatives. Who will be the owners, partners and financiers of the industry going forward? What types of deals are we likely to see driven by such investors? A number of important M&A and financing issues will be covered in this session.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
With the increase in awareness of environmental rights, climate change litigation is rapidly evolving with novel claims and theories being tested around the world. At the same time, judicial doctrine and decisions are creating challenges for both plaintiffs and defendants, including governments and industries. What can we expect from climate-related litigation against oil and gas companies moving forward? What is the role of Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR) under Oil & Gas related disputes? These and other important climate litigation issues will be discussed by our panel.
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
Jul 22, 2025
The International Bar Association’s (IBA) European Regional Forum brought the global fashion and luxury law community together in London for the 2025 edition of its highly anticipated European Fashion and Luxury Law Conference. Held on 15–16 May at the iconic OXO2 venue, the event drew over 100 attendees, including leading legal professionals, in-house counsel and industry experts, all eager to explore the latest legal and commercial trends shaping the fashion and luxury sectors. This article provides an overview of the conference.
A broad discussion on funding the energy transition, including the role for fossil fuel revenues in financing energy transition projects. How are the first energy transition projects being funded and how can those pioneer projects show the path for providing the necessary up-scaling of financing (both debt and equity) to energy transition projects? And how this discussion is different throughout the regions?
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
Jun 04, 2024
The financial valuation of data – an intangible asset – is an emerging area of increasing strategic significance. While many factors influence data value, this article explores the lesser known interplay between data regulation and data valuation, while also considering key requirements of the International Valuation Standards (IVS) and key value drivers of data. Such considerations may be pertinent for practitioners in transactional, insolvency, regulatory and disputes contexts.
Senior management personnel from leading South American companies will discuss how their respective organisations have managed the decarbonisation process so far, given local challenges and the global demand for carbon footprints to be reduced.
Biennial Conference of the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL): A transformative era of action for the law and lawyers - implementing the energy transition and global sustainability
Sep 13, 2022
In this edition of the IBA North American Regional Forum Newsletter, three drone lawyers – Edmundo Olivares Dufoo of Flores, Olivares, Cobián Abogados y Consultores (Mexico), Zain Hemani of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (Canada), and Michael J Lambert of Haynes and Boone (United States) – will provide a comparative overview of drone laws in Mexico, Canada and the US.
How can players reduce their carbon footprint while still developing the oil and gas projects that are still vital for the world’s energy matrix, such as the electrification of facilities, carbon capturing near the production facilities, supply chain, etc.
IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
May 04, 2026
Brazil’s energy sector is undergoing a rapid transformation, driven by the increasing integration of solar and wind power. While these sources offer environmental and strategic benefits, their intermittent nature poses significant challenges for grid stability. As the National Interconnected System struggles with technical and regulatory deficiencies, technological solutions such as smart grids and battery energy storage systems (BESS) become crucial to ensure reliability, flexibility and energy security. Swift regulatory action will be essential for the integration of smart grids and BESS, and, by extension, for the success of Brazil’s energy transition.
This panel will look at the adequacy of how the regulatory framework addresses oil and gas industry data and ways to minimise data risks, promote equitable growth, and protect various interests. What tools are available to address the challenges of data protection? New trends in terms of regulation, investigations and emblematic cases will also be reviewed. The current status and concerns around data residency will be considered as well as new technological tools in the rendering of legal services, including artificial intelligence, due diligence processes and drafting of documentation.
IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
Jul 14, 2024
The European Fashion and Luxury Law Conference, meticulously organised by the European Regional Forum (ERF) of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Milan on 23 April 2024, was a resounding success. The event, which was fully booked, showcased a remarkable assembly of speakers, each highly esteemed within the industry. These speakers brought with them a wealth of knowledge and expertise, which they shared across a series of discussions and presentations.
There is an erosion of LGBTQIA+ rights and equality in both law and practice around the world. A global wave of discriminatory anti-LQBTQIA+ laws and policies have targeted and persecuted LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities, from criminalising LGBTQIA+ persons; to restricting freedom of assembly and association; to hindering access to healthcare and education. As a result, LGBTQIA+ individuals continue to face disproportionate risks of violence, stigma, and discrimination based on their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This session will explore the historical and political context of the increasing criminalisation, examine the rise of populist governments attacking LGBTQIA+ persons, and call on the international community to resist the attacks against recent advances in LGBTQIA+ equality worldwide.
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
Apr 20, 2022
This article outlines the eligibility requirements and types of approvals made under Ontario’s Immigrant Nominee Program.
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