18 November 2020
A global forum of Law Societies has been established, with the aim of promoting the rule of law and access to justice
The Law Societies’ Compact & Forum for SDG16 launched this week, hosted and coordinated by the Law Society of England & Wales and the World Bank Legal Vice-Presidency, with additional input from the Paris Bar and French National Bar Council.
The Compact and Forum will pursue United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, which includes access to justice for all and building effective, accountable institutions. It aims to connect law societies and member lawyers across the world so they can collaborate on justice projects and in holding governments to account for failures to defend the rule of law.
Membership will include access to bespoke training, research, specialist expertise and input into working groups.
