The International Bar Association, established in 1947, is the world's leading international organisation of legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world. It has a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and more than 190 bar associations and law societies spanning over 170 countries. It has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community.
The Legal Policy and Research Unit (LPRU) is a specialist team within the IBA that provides legal, policy, research and project delivery support to IBA Committees and divisions. The Unit works closely with committee leadership and members to support the development and implementation of committee-led strategies and initiatives addressing key issues facing the global legal profession.
The LPRU provides core support to committees where required, collaborating with a wide range of international organisations, bar associations, academic institutions, governments, the private sector and civil society. Its work includes legal and policy research, drafting reports and guidance, coordinating consultations, and supporting capacity-building activities and events across areas such as commercial law, professional ethics and integrity, anti-corruption, climate related legal issues, business and human
rights, and related fields...