World Bar Conference 2014

Every two years, the International Council of Advocates and Barristers (ICAB) organises an international legal conference in different cities worldwide. After highly successful conferences in Sydney in 2010 and London in 2012, the next event will be in Queenstown, New Zealand on 4 - 6 September 2014.

The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Advocates as Protectors of the Rule of Law ’. Throughout the three days, sessions and discussions will focus on the provision of quality advocacy and provide an opportunity for serious debate about international issues directly concerning the legal professions around the globe. The conference will bring together speakers and delegates who can showcase all that is best about the international Referral Bars, and the qualities adopted to ensure their survival and success.

Topics include:

• Barbarians at the gate: challenges of globalisation to the rule of law
• The role of the advocate in protecting human rights and the rule of law
• Rule of law, sovereign borders and national security concerns - wither human rights?
• War is not the answer: the ever present threat to the rule of law
• International investment treaties: balancing national sovereignty and investor protection
• Surveillance versus privacy: the balance between the State, the Fourth Estate, the citizen and the rule of law
• The values and functions of a specialist advocate
• Advocacy - challenges in the 21st century

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