International Bar Association (IBA)
Association internationale du barreau
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Founded
1947-02-17 New York NY USA
History
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Support the independence of the judiciary, the right of lawyers to practise their profession without interference, and human rights of lawyers worldwide; establish and maintain permanent relations and exchanges among bar associations and law societies and individual member lawyers; discuss problems of professional organization and status; advance the science of jurisprudence in all its phases; promote uniformity and definition in appropriate fields of law by common study of practical legal problems; promote administration of justice under law among peoples of the world; promote legal aspects of the principles and aims of the United Nations in executing these objectives; cooperate with, and promote coordination among, international juridical organizations having similar purposes.
Events
2025-11-02 | Toronto, ON Canada – Annual Conference865 past events available with paid subscription only.
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Participates in the work of: E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Recognized by: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC). Accredited by: E-XE7552 - United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Member of: E-XM4870 - Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI). Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations. Links with:
- E-XE1497 - European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC);
- D-XD0823 - EUROCONTROL;
- D-XD0868 - European Space Agency (ESA);
- F-XD6538 - European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- F-XE1006 - The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH);
- B-XB2183 - ILO;
- E-XE5009 - Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation;
- B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
- F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD);
- E-XB1476 - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID);
- B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
- B-XB1775 - International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL);
- F-XF2057 - International Finance Corporation (IFC);
- B-XB2136 - International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT);
- F-XC4643 - International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO);
- B-XB2622 - International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- F-XF3380 - UNICEF;
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- E-XE6309 - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL);
- H-XE3104 - United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: B-XB4097 - International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL); F-XJ3678 - International Criminal Bar (ICB). Consultative member of: C-XC2243 - Comité maritime international (CMI). Observer to: E-XS0267 - Presidents of Law Associations in Asia (POLA). Instrumental in setting up: D-XJ6557 - Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC); E-XJ1257 - South Pacific Lawyers' Association (SPLA). Links with:
- D-XD4084 - Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE);
- U-XG9431 - Arab Legal Institute (ALI);
- H-XD5915 - Asociación Internacional de Abogacia Preventiva (AIAP);
- C-XC3896 - Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA);
- F-XF5401 - Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF);
- G-XN3931 - Bar European Group (BEG);
- C-XD0183 - BIMCO;
- G-XG1102 - British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL);
- G-XG3116 - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb);
- C-XC2243 - Comité maritime international (CMI);
- C-XD5238 - Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA);
- E-XE0412 - Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE);
- E-XE5386 - ECTA;
- D-XD0598 - European Broadcasting Union (EBU);
- D-XD2301 - European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA);
- D-XD1435 - The European Law Students' Association (ELSA);
- D-XD5545 - European Young Bar Association (EYBA);
- C-XB2042 - International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA);
- G-XN1867 - Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA);
- B-XC1916 - Fédération internationale des associations de transitaires et assimilés (FIATA);
- D-XD0343 - Unión Iberoamericana de Colegios y Agrupaciones de Abogados (UIBA);
- C-XC1429 - International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD);
- E-XE6744 - ICC Institute of World Business Law;
- G-XN1303 - Institute of Air and Space Law, Montréal (IASL);
- G-XG2335 - Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Maritimo (IIDM);
- D-XD3679 - Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA);
- B-XB1149 - International Air Transport Association (IATA);
- D-XD6923 - International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL);
- B-XB1197 - International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR);
- B-XD5913 - International Association of Prosecutors (IAP);
- C-XD4598 - International Association of Sports Law (IASL);
- B-XC3615 - International Association of Young Lawyers;
- B-XB1490 - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
- B-XB1550 - International Commission of Jurists (ICJ);
- U-XJ1116 - International Council for Mass Communication Research;
- B-XC1896 - International Federation of Consulting Engineers;
- B-XC1828 - International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP);
- B-XB2059 - International Fiscal Association (IFA);
- F-XF2181 - International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates (IFTTA);
- G-XD1806 - International Franchise Association (IFA);
- B-XB2110 - International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA);
- E-XE2163 - International Institute of Space Law (IISL);
- F-XF6212 - International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC);
- F-XF8952 - International Ombudsman Institute (IOI);
- B-XB2420 - International Road Transport Union (IRU);
- B-XB0011 - International Trademark Association (INTA);
- C-XC2732 - International Union of Notaries;
- U-XG8293 - Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP);
- C-XC2901 - LAWASIA - Law Association for Asia and the Pacific;
- G-XG6036 - Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L);
- U-XJ4027 - Media Law Association of Australasia;
- F-XF2965 - Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (SII);
- F-XF2663 - Transparency International (TI);
- B-XC1301 - Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA);
- C-XC2018 - World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
Links indicated by: D-XD4599 - Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA); D-XD1048 - Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI); E-XD5965 - European Association of Judges (EAJ); B-XB1749 - International Council of Museums (ICOM); F-XM2994 - International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL); C-XC2682 - Intersputnik; U-XJ4802 - Media Defense South East Asia (MDSEA); E-XE6309 - United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL); D-XM8111 - West African Bar Association (WABA).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
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XB1396
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