Newsletter UIA - October 2014
Editorial
By Stephen L. Dreyfuss and Marcus Schriefers
This issue is both a preview of the upcoming Congress in Florence, but at the same time also a review of past activities, both giving an overview of the life in UIA.
1. UIA – a non-governmental organization at UN level
By Jutta Bertram-Nothnagel
United Nations review and policy events in 2015 promise progress for the human rights of women.
2. International Bar Leaders Senate
By Huguette Andre-Coret
Overview of the program for 2015.
3. Defence of Defence
By Jacqueline Scott
What have been the core issues and tasks in 2014: UIA activities world-wide defending lawyers.
4. The legal profession in England and Wales
By Marc Watson
Practising the legal profession as a non-English lawyer in England and Wales.
5. UIA-Commissions
Three examples of a much broader range of Commission activities in Florence: