The UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the IBA Standards on Independence of the Legal Profession was adopted in 1990. Both have still worked as the principles of lawyers and the bar association to sustain the rule of law in the world. The IBA also adopted the Business and Human Rights Guidance for Bar Associations in 2015, which also purports to encourage the bar associations to implement the rule of law. The BIC has made efforts to support its member bar associations in their efforts to guard the rule of law in their respective jurisdictions in Europe, Africa, Asia/Pacific and Americas. In the session, the speakers will discuss what the IBA and its member bar association have done as guardians of the rule of law and what they should do further to ensure their roles in the future.