Final Programme - International Bar Association
Final Programme - International Bar Association
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Message from the Chair<br />
of the Public and Professional<br />
Interest Division<br />
About the Public and Professional Interest<br />
Division (PPID)<br />
The PPID contains 18 committees and other entities, including the<br />
IBA Human Rights Institute and the <strong>Bar</strong> Issues Commission, which<br />
are listed on pages 27–29 of this programme. Between them they<br />
present a wide range of member bodies, providing resources and<br />
activities focused on professional and public interest work.<br />
The PPID’s objectives are to promote an interchange of information<br />
and views among Member Organisations of the <strong>Association</strong> and its<br />
individual members about the public and professional interests of the<br />
legal profession throughout the world; and to support and promote<br />
those activities, the rule of law and the defence of human rights.<br />
Areas in which the PPID Committees, Fora and Other Entities have<br />
been particularly active in recent times are anti-money laundering,<br />
anti-corruption, pro bono and access to justice, and increasing the<br />
IBA’s connection with intergovernmental world organisations.<br />
More information on the Public and Professional Interest Division<br />
is available at www.ibanet.org/Committees/Divisions/Public_<br />
Professional_Interest_Div/home.aspx<br />
Iam so pleased that you have joined us here in Dublin, a<br />
wonderfully vibrant cultural centre which provides a perfect<br />
setting for our week together.<br />
The Public and Professional Interest Division (PPID) once again<br />
promises to give you access to the latest expertise and debate on<br />
issues integral to the legal profession and also on broader issues<br />
affecting society at large, having prepared excellent sessions that<br />
focus on topics such as legal education, anti-corruption, corporate<br />
social responsibility, judicial independence, and the changing nature<br />
of law firm management among many others.<br />
The diversity of these sessions is typical of the PPID which zeroes in<br />
on the issues that are at the heart of the profession for every lawyer<br />
regardless of experience, specialism and geography. This is particularly<br />
exemplified through the inclusion of other issue areas such as the rule<br />
of law and professional ethics as well as particular interest groups<br />
such as young lawyers, senior lawyers, judges and women lawyers<br />
under the auspices of the PPID.<br />
Our showcase session this year will focus on how the legal<br />
profession can be a worldwide driver and facilitator of the very<br />
difficult social, economic, and political changes that are needed, in<br />
every country in the world, to eliminate the terrible consequences<br />
of poverty: ignorance, disease, economic exploitation of the poor,<br />
and inaccessibility to basic human and civil rights. These changes<br />
– and the response of international organisations like the IBA –<br />
are even more challenging because the best way forward in each<br />
country is shaped by local customs, socio-economic forces, political<br />
environments, and tradition.<br />
Another exciting feature this year is the identification of ‘President<br />
Priority Sessions’ connected to the culmination of the second phase<br />
of the Presidential Task Force on the Global Financial Crisis. These<br />
sessions include not only the PPID Showcase, but also a variety of<br />
other related sessions taking place throughout the week. You can<br />
read more about these sessions and the Task Force on page 15.<br />
I am sure that you will take full advantage of the opportunities<br />
offered to you at this year’s Annual Conference and I very much look<br />
forward to seeing you in Dublin.<br />
Peter D Maynard<br />
Chair, Public and Professional Interest Division<br />
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