Environmental lawyers under threat: how can the legal community respond?
25 Sep 2025
Session information
Environmental lawyers under threat: how can the legal community respond?
Thursday 25 September (1301 - 1359)
Committee(s)
Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee
(Lead)
Business Human Rights Committee
(Lead)
Pro Bono Committee
(Lead)
Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit
IBA's Human Rights Institute
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Pamela Kovacs | Law Society of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Website Officer, Pro Bono Committee |
Speakers
| Nicole Figueiredo De Oliveira | Arayara, Brasilia, Brazil |
| Tara Fiechter | Lawyers for Lawyers, Brussels, Belgium |
| John Menguito | Philippine Earth Justice Center, Cebu, Philippines |
| Margaret Satterthwaite | UN Spec Rapp, independence of judges & lawyers, New York, New York, USA |