IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019

22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019

Room 327 C, Floor 3

Session information

Human rights: rebooted

Tuesday 24 September (1430 - 1545)

Room 327 C, Floor 3

Committee(s)

IBA's Human Rights Institute (Lead)

Description

With the increasing technological developments, this session examines the responsibilities of lawyers to consider human rights matters, like the freedom of expression, and how they can assist in furthering the human rights agenda. In addition, considerations are made to the accountability of digital corporations in preventing human rights violations.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Mark Stephens CBE Howard Kennedy LLP, London, England; LPD Council Member

Speakers

Cord Brügmann Brügmann Legal and Political Consulting, Berlin, Germany
Brittan Heller Foley Hoag LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, USA