IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE CANAL 2, LEVEL E1
Session information
Social justice demands it's time to slap SLAPP!
Monday 16 September (1615 - 1730)
PALACIO DE CANAL 2, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
Poverty and Social Development Committee
(Lead)
Description
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) has sought to silence marginalised groups through the use of the legal system to restrict the voice of persons who are vulnerable. The session will explore how the rule of law can be supported in the legal profession by responding to SLAPPs through ethical responsibility and law reform.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Andrea Saffie | Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos, Santiago, Chile; Latin American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Poverty and Social Development Committee |
Speakers
| Beatriz Brown | UK Ministry of Justice, London, England |
| CARMEN POMBO | FERNANDO POMBO FOUNDATION, Madrid, Spain |
| Michael Polak | Church Court Chambers, London, England; Webinar Officer, Rule of Law Forum |
| Margarita R Sánchez | Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Vice Chair , Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee |