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