Dear Colleagues and Friends, Please find below the latest edition of our Newsletter. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Newsletter AEA-EAL
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Dear AEA-EAL Members, Dear Friends, We invite you to experience the role of mentor for young lawyers within the joint initiative of AEA-EAL and EYBA (European Young Bars Association). The Mentoring Program proposes to strengthen communication between generations of senior lawyers and young lawyers, guide young lawyers from different countries in their career path and personal development, and contribute to the implementation of the best standards in the exercise of the profession of a lawyer. The Mentoring Program is contemplated to be resilient and flexible in adjusting to the availability and needs of the participants. It is envisaged as a process to give both sides positive experiences and benefits, expand professional network, opportunity to improve personal skills and get better self-awareness about possessed expertise. While senior and young lawyers will be free to set their own goals and activities, organizers recommend that monthly meetings/conversations between mentor and mentee are organized and discuss topics of interest. The general meetings of all mentors and mentees will be held at the launch and the end of the Mentoring Program. The tentative period for organizing the Program is between February – September 2023. If you are interested, please send the information indicated in the registration form by 20 January 2023. We encourage many of you to become a mentor and share your knowledge and experience with others!
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, for fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as having inspired and paved the way for, the adoption of more than seventy human rights treaties, applied today on a permanent basis at global and regional levels.
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On – line conference- event for European Lawyers Day and the Day of Human Rights Date and time: 13th of December 2022, 3 pm- 7 pm CEST on zoom platform, with simultaneous Polish- English interpretation Join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86375190130?pwd=RTNZa0xPMitJRmNvMnQ1N1hXZG5qdz09 ID: 863 7519 0130 PIN: 466431 Participation is free of charge and will be open without registration. Registration is necessary for those participants who want to collect training points (5 training points/5 training hours Organizers and partners: – Regional Bar of Attorneys in Law in Opole – European Association of Lawyers – Association Européenne des Avocats (AEA-EAL) – Institute for African Women in Law – European Bars Federation / Fédération des Barreaux d’Europe (FBE) – Women in Law Austria Honorary patronage: The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) Agenda: Opening remarks: Ms Katarzyna Bisowska – President of Regional Bar of Attorneys in Law in Opole Mr James MacGuill – President of the CCBE Ms Maria Ślązak -President of the AEA- EAL Ms Izabela Konopacka – Vicepresident of FBE and Vice- President of Regional Bar of Attorneys in Law in Wrocław Speakers: Prof. Marci Shore – Associate Professor of History Science University of Yale, specialising in European cultural & intellectual history Ms Osai Ojigho – the Director of Amnesty International’s national office in Nigeria Dr Alix Frank-Thomasser – founder of The Women in Law Initiative, vice-President of Euréseau and Chair of the CSR Committee of CCBE Prof. J. Jarpa Dawuni – Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University, Washington D.C., barrister-at-Law before the Ghana Superior Courts, Executive Director of the Institute for African Women in Law Ms Nida Usman Chaudhary – the founder of Women in Law Initiative Pakistan Dr Onyoja Momoh – a lecturer in Private International Law at the University of Aberdeen Ms Magdalena Witkowska – President of Regional Bar of Attorneys in Law in Gdańsk and Vice-Chair of Human Rights Committee of CCBE and other noble guests. Moderator: Joanna Wisła-Płonka, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Regional Bar of Attorneys in Law in Opole The author of the paintings on posters is Polish painter Elzbieta Szolomiak, born in 1940. She used to travel worldwide, observing women living in many different countries and painting their pictures in very different situations. And as she said, giving permission to use her paintings for the poster of the conference- war is death, it is totally opposite to women’s nature of giving and protecting life. More details are coming soon. Join us on Zoom, on the 13th of December 2022, 3 pm- 7 pm
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On 13 October 2022 the European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL), together with the World Trade Institute (WTI), organized the annual Workshop on European and International Economic Law for the fifth time in Berne. The topic of this conference was the relationship between Switzerland (CH) and the European Union (EU), in particular the 50th anniversary of the Swiss-EU Free Trade Agreement, the European Economic Area and possible forms of a future relationship between CH and the EU. Again this year the conference included high-level speakers like the new Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs, the Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Secretary General of the Swiss cantons and eminent representatives of the EU and the Swiss economy. The AEA-EAL is also looking forward to co-organising the market access conference next year.
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On 8-10 November 2022 AEA-EAL President Maria Ślązak participated in the 3rd meeting of the Committee of Experts on the Protection of Lawyers (CJ-AV) – a consultative working party of the Council of Europe composed of 15 representatives of Member States, representatives of several international bodies such as Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. Observer members of the Committee are, among others, representatives of international lawyers’ organisations, including the European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL). Our Association has actively participated in discussions and works on future legal instruments protecting lawyers’ rights since 2017. Participants concentrated on reviewing the initial proposal of the text of the legal instrument aimed at strengthening the protection of the legal profession and the right to practice without prejudice or restriction, including monitoring and implementation procedures. Works will be continued now by the Secretariat and Rapporteur. Experts and observers will meet again next year.
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It was a pleasure to meet you in the beautiful city of Gdańsk. The important topic, engaged audience, top speakers and vibes of the Gdańsk Old Town created an event to be remembered. We will publish a conference report shortly and now please find below some photos from the BAL Conference. All photos were made by our Colleague Adam Kaczko. Magdalena Witkowska Dean of the Gdańsk Bar of Attorneys-at-Law
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