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IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026

4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026

Session information

RULE OF LAW SYMPOSIUM: Not just the rule of law, but a just rule of law

Friday 9 October (1115 - 1230)

Committee(s)

Rule of Law Forum (Lead)

Description

Inspired by the words of former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Rosalie Abella at the opening of the IBA Annual Conference in Toronto, this session will consider how lawyers and the law can be used as tools of authoritarianism and how justice must inform and infuse the rule of law.

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