IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025
Room 701 B, Level 700, MTCC
Session information
The rule of law under siege – attacks on the judiciary in the US, Canada, and Mexico
Monday 3 November (1430 - 1545)
Room 701 B, Level 700, MTCC
Committee(s)
North American Regional Forum
(Lead)
Description
This session will address the importance of an independent judiciary to democracy and the rule of law, the recent attempts in North America to diminish the judiciary's role, and what can be done in response.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Richard Singleton | Blank Rome, New York, New York, USA; Senior Vice Chair, North American Regional Forum |
Speakers
| Adrian Magallanes Perez | Von Wobeser & Sierra, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Hon Marina Paperny | BLG, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Professor Richard Pildes | New York University School of Law, New York, New York, USA |
| Hon Margarita Rios-Farjat | Former Justice of the Mexico Supreme Court, Mexico City, Mexico |