LPRU Reports
The LPRU have created and contributed to a number of legal reports, articles and guidance documents.
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Gender Equality
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law – Taiwan
Taiwan
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law
Brazil
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law
Republic of Korea
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law
The Netherlands
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law
Nigeria
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law
England and Wales
50:50 by 2030: A longitudinal study into gender disparity in law
Uganda
Women in Commercial Legal Practice
DownloadBusiness & Human Rights
IBA Business and Human Rights Guidance for Bar Associations
Second edition
Human trafficking and the rights of trafficked persons: An exploratory analysis on the application of the non-punishment principle.
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IBA Practical Guide on Business and Human Rights for Business Lawyers
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Reference Annex to the IBA Practical Guide on Business and Human Rights for Business Lawyers
DownloadAnti-corruption
Maintaining judicial integrity and ethical standards in practice: an IBA study on criminal and disciplinary measures
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Judicial Integrity Initiative
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Whistleblower Protections: A Guide
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Are Whistleblowing Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation
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Sextortion
A crime of corruption and sexual exploitation
Digital Disruptive Innovation
Legal Technological Competence Statement for IBA Principles (2024)
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Global perspectives on protecting against cyber risks: best governance practices for senior executives and boards of directors
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Digital identity: principles on collection and use of information
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Innovation-led cultural change: can technology effectively address workplace harassment?
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Data Security and the Legal Profession: Risks, Unique Challenges and Practical Considerations
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Cybersecurity Guidelines
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Rule of Law Versus Rule of Code: A Blockchain-Driven Legal World
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The not-so-distant future: Blockchain and the legal profession
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Blockchain technology: Is it building a brighter future?
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‘Times are a-changin’: disruptive innovation and the legal profession
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Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (‘CAHAI’): contributions to the draft feasibility study on ‘Human Rights Due Diligence for Artificial Intelligence’
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Digital contact tracing for the Covid-19 epidemic: a business and human rights perspective
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Response to the call for input for OHCHR report on the application of the UNGPs in the tech sector
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IBA International Principles on Social Media Conduct for the Legal Profession
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Comprehensive glossary of social media terms
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The Impact of Online Social Networking on the Legal Profession and Practice
DownloadDiversity & Inclusion
A Global Directory of Anti-Discrimination Rules Within the Legal Profession: Main Findings
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Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
Access toolkit
Young Lawyers’ Report
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Mental Wellbeing in the Legal Profession: A Global Study
DownloadCommercial
IBA International Principles on Professional Indemnity Insurance for the Legal Profession
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Legal Expenses Insurance and Access to Justice
DownloadWorkplace Behaviour
Us Too? Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
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Beyond Us Too? Regulatory Responses to Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
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Innovation-led cultural change: can technology effectively address workplace harassment?
DownloadReports by LPRU Interns
Codifying code? Evaluating US smart contract legislation
Sibilla Grenon
Sibilla Grenon, former intern at the Legal Policy & Research Unit of the International Bar Association, describes the basic nature of smart contracts, explores instances in which they have been implemented and analyses the current legislation in the United States that has attempted to address the emergence of the smart contract.
DownloadWomen in the law – an Australian perspective (2017)
Alix Freidman
The quest for gender equality in the workplace has always been an uphill battle: in the public and private sectors, in Australia, and all over the world...
DownloadBlockchain, smart contracts and lawyers (2017)
Andreas Sherborne
Blockchain is a disruptive technology – it has the potential to radically change how we interact and transact with others…
DownloadIs Corruption in the judicial system the business of Lawyers? (2016)
Rocio Paniagua Oliver
Judicial corruption can trigger social and political conflict and can fracture and divide communities by keeping alive a sense of injury created by unjust treatment...
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