IBA Annual Conference Seoul 2019
22 Sep - 27 Sep 2019
Room 301, Floor 3
Session information
Rule of Law Symposium: the global view — threats to the independence of the legal profession, the rule of law and access to justice
Friday 27 September (1115 - 1230)
Room 301, Floor 3
Committee(s)
Rule of Law Forum
(Lead)
Human Rights Law Committee
IBA's Human Rights Institute
Judges' Forum
Professional Ethics Committee
Description
Moderated by award winning journalist, Jonathan Miller, this session brings together a panel of leading lawyers representing organisations that defend the human rights of persecuted members of the legal profession and which work to support its independence and the rule of law. This moderated discussion examines the themes and issues to emerge from the first session and continue to discuss the troubling increase in the persecution of lawyers and judges in various jurisdictions and regions. To facilitate an exchange of views, there is also an opportunity for questions and comments from audience attendees.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Daniel Appelman | -, Oakland, California, USA; Membership Officer, Human Rights Law Committee |
| Jonathan Miller | Channel 4 News, Bangkok, Thailand |
Speakers
| Neri Javier Colmenares | COLMENARES LAW OFFICES, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Emerlynne Gil | International Commission of Jurists, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Pill Kyu Hwang | Gonggam Human Rights Law Foundation, Seoul, South Korea |
| U Khin Maung Zaw | Central Executive Committee of the Independent Lawyers’ Association of Myanmar (ILAM), Other City, Myanmar |