IBA Global Insight - August/September 2017

August / September 2017

The content of IBA Global Insight magazine is written by independent journalists and does not represent the views of the International Bar Association.

Features

Regulars

LEGAL AND BUSINESS NEWS

HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

Comment and analysis

Technology and Finance: Blockchain and smart contracts

Transactions are likely to be fundamentally different in future. The role of lawyers, brokers and bankers could also be transformed.

Africa: Building trust and underpinning justice in Liberia

Establishing a legal system that serves everyone equally is proving a long and difficult process. But, community mediation efforts are bolstering trust, resolving conflicts and providing a base for broader legal reforms.

Global: Presidential pardons

Heads of state must weigh their words, and check with lawyers, before apologising for a country’s historic transgressions and injustices. Global Insight assesses the perils for presidents and prime ministers playing politics with history and the law.

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