LAWASIA Human Rights Committee

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LAWASIA Human Rights Committee

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  • LAWASIA

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Dates of existence

1966-today

History

LAWASIA's creation was heavily influenced by the (then) president of the Law Council of Australia, Mr J B Piggott CBE, (then) Mr Justice John Kerr and (then) Mr P B Toose QC to form a regional association of lawyers in Asia. In a conference held in 1966 LAWASIA was born and included 17 countries.

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Asia

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Functions, occupations and activities

According to their website, LAWASIA is a "regional association of lawyers which advocates for the interests and concerns of the Asia Pacific legal profession". Their mission statement states that they try to encourage and facilitate regional interaction within the legal community in Asia and Pacific, provide an established voice for the legal community in Asia and Pacific, promote the rule of law and respect human rights, facilitate quality cross-border legal education, and promote business law initiatives. In order to achieve those goals they hold a multitude of conferences regarding human rights in Asia and the Pacific.

Mandates/sources of authority

LAWASIA Constitution

Internal structures/genealogy

From LAWASIA website: "LAWASIA Council, is composed of representatives from peak legal bodies within the United Nations ESCAP* region." Besides the council, LAWASIA also has "has individual, organisational, law firm and corporate members drawn from over 40 jurisdictions".

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

August 1966

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