13th Annual Bar Leaders’ Conference
23 May - 24 May 2018
Session information
Rule of Law under attack: an analysis of the situation in Poland, Hungary, Zambia and Venezuela
Wednesday 23 May (1335 - 1800)
Committee(s)
Bar Issues Commission
(Lead)
Description
The session will explore the situation concerning the four countries mentioned, with speakers who have first-hand knowledge on the history and development of rule of law in their countries. However, greater challenge will stem from analysing what went wrong and how can it be repaired. For this purpose, we will have speakers who are experienced in assessing rule of law and giving advice on how to get rule of law back on track when the political climate is not in favour of a strong judiciary.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Berit Reiss-Andersen | The Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo, Norway; BIC Vice Chair |
| Merete Smith | The Norwegian Bar Association, Oslo, Norway; Co-Chair, Bar Executives Committee |
Speakers
| Marit Berger Rosland | null, Oslo, Norway |
| Professor Zoltán Fleck | ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary |
| Jonathan Goldsmith | European & International Legal Services Consultant, Brussels, Belgium; Officer, BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee |
| Musa Mwenye SC | Mwenye & Mwitwa Advocates, Other City, Zambia |
| Fernando Pelaez-Pier | LexLatin, Miami, Florida, USA; Honorary Life Member of IBA Council and Association |
| Hanna Suchocka | null, Warsaw, Poland |
| Henrik Syse | PRIO (Peace Research Institute Oslo), Oslo, Norway |
| Julie Wilhelmsen | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo, Norway |