IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Rooms 202-203, Level 2
Session information
Poverty and immigration: how lawyers help to make dreams come true
Monday 30 October (1615 - 1730)
Rooms 202-203, Level 2
Committee(s)
Poverty and Social Development Committee
(Lead)
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
Pro Bono Committee
Description
Immigration has long been a simmering issue in France, as well as many other countries, such as Spain, Italy, the UK and the USA to name a few. As in the past, immigrants - whether economic migrants or asylum seekers - have mostly been people of limited financial resources, and today many of them arrive in their hoped-for destination in extreme poverty. As governmental support and assistance to immigrants has weakened in recent years in many countries in the face of shrill political appeals to xenophobia and racism, the private sector has had to step in.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Juan Manuel Marchan | Perez Bustamante & Ponce, Quito, Ecuador; Vice Chair, Poverty and Social Development Committee |
Speakers
| Alvaro Rodrigo Castellanos Howell | Consortium Legal, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Member, Poverty and Social Development Committee Advisory Board |
| Cristina Collantes-Garcia | Romulo, Makati City, Philippines |
| Professor Luz Nagle | Stetson University College of Law, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA; Scholarship Officer, Human Rights Law Committee |
| Chetal Patel | Bates Wells, London, England |