IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
7 Oct - 12 Oct 2018
Session Room C, Level -1
Session information
The role of lawyers in bringing about more opportunities and access to justice for women: how women lawyers can make a difference in policy, technology and development
Tuesday 9 October (1615 - 1730)
Session Room C, Level -1
Committee(s)
Women Lawyers' Committee
(Lead)
Description
The panel will focus on the principle of access to justice as a fundamental corollary to the rule of law. Without access to justice for women in lesser-developed regions, the rule of law is nothing more than a concept, an ideal. If it is absent, legal rights cannot be exercised and legal obligations cannot be enforced. The panel will also address the great opportunities that technology and social media bring about for women and the development of their careers.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Christina Blacklaws | The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; President / Chairperson, Member Organisations |
| Patricia Menendez Cambo | I Squared Capital, Miami, Florida, USA; Senior Vice Chair, Women Lawyers' Committee |
Speakers
| Claudia Escobar-Mejia | Board Member - Integrity Initiatives International, McLean, Virginia, USA |
| Allen Gichuhi | Wamae & Allen, Nairobi, Kenya; President / ChairpersonLaw Society of Kenya |
| Ezgi Sahin Yalvarici | Foundation for society And legal studies, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Tshepo Shabangu | Law Society of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; Website Officer, African Regional Forum |
| Humberto de la Calle | null, Bogota, Colombia |