#IBA condemns the imposition of sanctions by the United States on @IntlCrimCourt judges Gocha Lordkipanidze and Erdenebalsuren Damdin, and calls on all States Parties to take concrete actions to protect the Court and its officials. Eight of 18 ICC judges sanctioned. Read: ibanet.org/IBA-condemns...

The UK gov’t has confirmed it’ll legislate to reverse the PACCAR ruling. The IBA has explored how doing so would end the legal uncertainty for mass claims, ensuring third-party funding remains a viable tool for challenging large organisations. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/PACCAR-judgm...

New analysis in Cornell #InternationalLaw Journal examines if #UniversalJurisdiction can be used to pursue justice for crimes linked to #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine. Authors: Dr Mark Ellis and Yannic Körtgen. Read: publications.lawschool.cornell.edu/cilj/2025/09... #IntlLaw #Justice

Kate Orlovsky, IBA Hague Office Director, highlights the negative impact of States’ failure to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (#ICC). Following the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP24) in #TheHague, she stated:

Attending the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties, IBA Executive Director Dr Mark Ellis emphasised the importance of States' cooperation with the International Criminal Court (#ICC) to ensure its continued effectiveness. He stated: 1/4

The IBA Hague Office calls for concrete action to safeguard the effectiveness and independence of the International Criminal Court (#ICC), following the 24th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) in #TheHague. IBA's Dr Mark Ellis and Kate Orlovksy participated. Read: tinyurl.com/5bbxxv4p

🎙️New Global Insight Podcast AI's blind spot - Susie Alegre discusses the human rights concerns, regulations and explains why AI can’t solve the fundamental flaws of the criminal justice system. 🔗Listen here: www.ibanet.org/AIs-blind-spot

Between October 2024 and September 2025, government agencies, district-level officials and police in India issued over 300 requests for online content to be removed, according to data revealed under the country’s Right to Information Act. #freespeech #journalist www.ibanet.org/Removal-of-o...

In November, a US appeals court issued an injunction pending appeal to temporarily halt enforcement of a Californian climate law, known as SB 261 or the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act. www.ibanet.org/Non-climate-...

IBA Global Insight conducted a series of interviews during the Annual Conference. Covering topics such as Trump 2.0, the Watergate scandal, LGBTQ+ rights, anti-corruption and more. Check them out here alongside other must-see content from the conference! www.ibanet.org/Toronto2025/... #ibatoronto

At the European Parliament, Brussels, 10 Dec 2025: #Iran - Human Rights, Accountability, and the Role of the #EU event. Dr Mark Ellis directed his remarks to the brave #Iranians being persecuted by the Iranian regime, calling on the international community to bring greater attention to their plight:

At a high-level conference on #Iran held at the European Parliament (#EU) on 10 Dec 2025, speakers underscored urgent #legal and #HumanRights concerns amid an unprecedented wave of executions. Watch: x.com/i/broadcasts... Participating: Dr Mark Ellis, Executive Director, International Bar Assoc.

On 16 December, 13h00-1430 AST in #Doha, #Qatar: 'Out of the Grey Zone: the Role of Professional Service Providers' - a side event at UNODC's #COSP11. Colette Best, IBA Regulation of Lawyers Committee member, is among the speakers. Scan the QR code to listen online for free.

Who is protecting journalists from rising harassment and attacks? The new Global Insight feature covers the session which focused on the alarming global spike in intimidation against the media. Read/Watch here: tinyurl.com/killing-the-...

IBA In-House Perspective’s December issue examines the rise of 'shadow' AI use; the era of the hybrid legal function; and the UK's push for a major corporate culture shift to effectively prevent fraud. Essential information for general counsel & teams. www.ibanet.org/IHP

As part of the week raising awareness around anti-corruption measures, Adriana Dantas, Co-Chair of the IBA Anti-Corruption Committee and Partner at Lefosse, underlined the importance of action:

On 15 Dec 2025 @ 1500 AST in #Doha, #Qatar: ‘Judicial Wellbeing as the Foundation of Integrity’ –side event at #UNODC's #COSP11. Join #IBA's David Sachar and Sara Carnegie. Event co-hosts: International Association of Judges, Supreme Council of Qatar, Supreme and National Courts of Papua New Guinea.

Why is the criminalisation of homosexuality on the rise globally? Our new Global Insight feature examines the alarming erosion of LGBTQIA+ rights and the critical role of populist governments in driving this rollback. Read/Watch this vital discussion here: tinyurl.com/IBAHRI-lgbtq...

Global Insight interview with John Bellinger, former senior legal adviser to the US State Department & National Security Council, discusses the second Trump administration and threats to the rule of law. Read/Watch: tinyurl.com/John-Belling...

The Chair of the IBA Bar Issues Commission, Steven Richman, highlights the important anti-corruption work being undertaken by the group as anti-corruption week marked. He said:

President Donald Trump’s rambling, combative address to the UN General Assembly in September did more than unsettle diplomats. It has reignited debate over his fitness for office and whether the rarely invoked 25th Amendment could be used to remove a sitting president. www.ibanet.org/President-Tr...

Global Insight interview with Sheri Meyerhoffer, Canada's first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, discusses CORE's challenges, forced labour, supply chains, and how businesses must manage human rights risk. Read/Watch: www.ibanet.org/Toronto-2025...

On International Anti-Corruption Day 2025, IBA President, Jaime Carey, talks about the Association’s role in supporting the global #legal profession to confront #corruption:

Early in his second term, US President Donald Trump appointed an ally to lead a ‘Weaponization Working Group’ at the Department of Justice (DoJ), tasked with scrutinising law enforcement officials who had previously investigated him. www.ibanet.org/US-presidenc...

🌎On International Anti-Corruption Day, see how the IBA have explored the shifting global landscape: Brazil's focus on asset recovery, UK's new 'failure to prevent fraud' law for corporations, and the US's 'America First' stamp on FCPA enforcement. 🔗Links below

On International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December, IBA reaffirms the central role of the #legal profession in combating corruption, and its longstanding commitment to integrity and global cooperation, at a time when standards are under pressure. Read: www.ibanet.org/Internationa...

Sir Bill Browder KCMG discusses the Magnitsky Act, Putin's position in Russia, and the effect of sanctions with IBA Executive Director Mark Ellis. Read this conversation in the new IBA's Global Insight Annual Conference edition. 🔗 www.ibanet.org/Toronto-2025...

IBA Executive Director Dr Mark Ellis, calls for states to finance, manage and support the new Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine. He said:

IBA called for States to support the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine, in a side event held on the margins of the 24th session of the Assembly of State Parties, #ASP24, to the #RomeStatute of the International Criminal Court. Read: www.ibanet.org/IBA-calls-fo...

Legislation reforming Mexico’s ‘amparo’– a mechanism for citizens to protect their civil rights against state abuse and miscarriages of justice – was passed by the country’s Congress in October. www.ibanet.org/Mexican-ampa...

The latest Global Insight December-January 2026 has been released. Following from the Annual Conference in Toronto. This edition covers interviews, speeches and showcase sessions. Check it out on the website here. www.ibanet.org/IBA-Global-I... #IBA #GlobalInsight #IBAToronto #AnnualConference

Threatening the media is part of a global trend in which the press is increasingly targeted by governments and powerful figures. Here are some of the best of IBA Global Insight's continuing coverage of these and related issues. www.ibanet.org/IBA-global-i...

Following the European Commission's plan to fund Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets, IBA Global Insight podcast and interviews discuss plans for compensating Ukraine. Listen and watch here www.ibanet.org/podcast-Comp..., www.ibanet.org/An-interview..., www.ibanet.org/Interview-wi...

In #Ukrainian publication Tochka Skhodu, an article on the IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities mobile phone app focuses on how it is being used to capture potential evidence against #Russia for use in #WarCrimes trials. Read: cxid.media/news/ukraint...

As part of the Public #InternationalLaw & Policy Group 'Defending Justice series', IBA Executive Director Dr Mark Ellis reflects on the evolution of the defence counsel’s role in international criminal law. Now institutionally embedded.

Following the European Commission's plan to fund Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets, IBA Global Insight podcast and interviews discuss plans for compensating Ukraine. Listen and watch here www.ibanet.org/podcast-Comp..., www.ibanet.org/An-interview..., www.ibanet.org/Interview-wi...

A Telegraf article on how technology is helping to move #Russia closer to an international tribunal, examines the use of digital tools like the IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities app by #Ukrainian #law enforcement to identify and try war criminals. Read: news.telegraf.com.ua/ukr/tehnolog...

Join IBA on 3 Dec 2025 @ 1315 in #TheHague for ‘Arresting suspects of international crimes - States Parties #legal obligations to cooperate and civil society contributions’, a side event to 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties. @ibahagueoffice.bsky.social's Kate Orlovsky is speaking. #ICC

Lauren Boccardi, who leads the legal team supporting The Nature Conservancy's impact investment portfolio, features in the ESG Podcast, hosted by the IBA LPRU. Listen to her journey in corporate law, her energy and environmental work and her policy role at USAID: www.ibanet.org/ESG-Conferen...

Highlighting his pride in the important work of the IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities app, IBA President Jaime Carey explained, in a video, how digital evidence helps to end #impunity. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubr3...

1 December 2025 at 18h15–19h45, the IBA and partners will host a side event in The Hague at the 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties: 'Accountability for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine'. IBA's Dr Mark Ellis and Kate Orlovsky participating. #ASP25 @ibahagueoffice.bsky.social

In November the UK’s House of Lords Constitution Committee published a report on the rule of law, arguing that legislators and the media should refrain from launching personal attacks on judges. www.ibanet.org/UK-parliamen...

In a Joint Urgent Appeal to the UN, IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities and ICON have documented a grave violation of rights and ongoing violence in #Nigeria’s Middle Belt. The organisations call for immediate action as threats intensify. Read: www.ibanet.org/UN-warned-of...

It was a victory that surpassed all expectations. Javier Milei’s party La Libertad Avanza won nearly 41 per cent of the vote in Argentina’s recent legislative elections, marking the first time a ruling party has won a midterm election in the country since 2017. www.ibanet.org/Rule-of-law-...

Recent court rulings have started to define the legal boundaries for AI training and the intellectual property rights of the creative industries. The rulings have raised the question of whether a balance can be struck between the needs of the two sectors. www.ibanet.org/Artificial-i...

IBA Bar Issues Commission Officer, #lawyer Fiona McLeod, talks to Legal Women UK about her professional journey across nearly four decades and her conviction that #law must serve the public good. Read the inspirational women in law feature on p. 52-53: issuu.com/benham/docs/...

Even before President Trump threatened to sue the BBC for a billion dollars, there were serious concerns that he and his allies are using government power and regulatory threats to suppress free speech and the media. www.ibanet.org/US-presidenc...

In an extensive interview, Dr Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association, discusses the urgency of establishing the #Ukraine Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression following #Russia's invasion and...1/2 LISTEN: asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...

Imbi Jürgen, Estonian Bar Association President and CCBE Vice-President is featured in the November issue of Legal Women. She discusses her journey from post-Soviet #Estonia to European #legal leadership. Read (p. 46-47): issuu.com/benham/docs/... Photo credit: Jake Farra

In a new book addressing the conflict in #Ukraine and the #legal accountability of #Russia, IBA Executive Director, Dr Mark Ellis, has contributed a chapter titled 'Investigating and Documenting War Crimes in Ukraine'. For details regarding the book: www.routledge.com/Ukraine-and-...