IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
Auditorium 11, Level 1
Session information
RULE OF LAW SYMPOSIUM: Not just the rule of law, but a just rule of law
Friday 9 October (1115 - 1230)
Auditorium 11, Level 1
Committee(s)
Rule of Law Forum
(Lead)
Description
Inspired by the words of former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Rosalie Abella at the opening of the IBA Annual Conference in Toronto, this session will consider how lawyers and the law can be used as tools of authoritarianism and how justice must inform and infuse the rule of law.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Myra Garrett | William Fry, Dublin, Ireland; Chair, Credentials Committee |
| Adam S Goodman | Dentons, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Speakers
| Isaac Amon | Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Deborah Enix-Ross | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York, USA; IBA Secretary-General |
| Thomas Kjems | thomaskjems.com, Aalborg, Denmark |
| Ole Spiermann | Bruun & Hjejle, Copenhagen, Denmark |