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 More than 4,000 delegates gathered at La Rural in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 IBA Annual Conference. The keynote speaker, Hernando de Soto, received prolonged, thunderous applause after addressing the gathering of international lawyers at the summit. In a 20-minute address, de Soto, founder and President of the Lima-based Institute for Liberty and Democracy, used an array of original metaphors to illustrate the relationship between law and economic development. In the context of the current global financial turmoil, de Soto placed lawyers at the very heart of the solution.
‘Lawyers hold the key to the world’s problems’ – Hernando de Soto, President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy
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Read the transcription of de Soto's speech
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Listen to de Soto’s speech in full (25 mins)
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Watch video footage of IBA President and de Soto's speeches
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Watch the full opening ceremony of the conference
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Read editions of the IBA Daily News from the conference
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Read a selection of the press coverage of the conference
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View our conference photo gallery
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The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, has a membership of 30000 lawyers and 195 bar associations & law societies. The IBA has considerable expertise in providing assistance to the global legal community. Read more  |
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 Afghanistan’s first ever bar association, the Independent Afghan Bar Association (IABA), established at a General Assembly in Kabul was attended by more than 400 leaders and lawyers representing all parts of Afghanistan. Read more
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Our Freedoms: A Decade's Reflection on the Advancement of Human Rights
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