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The International Bar Association’s Rule Of Law Series

‘Commitment to the rule of law provides a basic assurance that people can know what to expect whether what they do is popular or unpopular at the time.’

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

 

This series of webinars, sponsored by the International Bar Association and the International Bar Association Foundation, presents a series of non-partisan discussions with former and current senior government officials and other distinguished guests on the rule of law.

The series is moderated by Homer Moyer, the founder and chair of the CEELI Institute and past chair of the IBA’s Rule of Law Forum.

September 30, 2020

The Rule Of Law And Global Pandemics

 

This Town Hall considers issues such as the adequacy of existing international law and comity in fighting pandemics, the scope and limits of governmental powers, weighing evolving science and scientific unknowns, and whether and how the rule of law helps to identify and contain a global pandemic.

Panel:

Hon. Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister, Australia; President, Asia Society Policy Institute.

Lisa Grow Sun, Professor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School; former Visiting Professor at Temple/Tsinghua University in Bejing; co-author of Disaster Law and Policy.

Dr. Alexandra Phelan, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University.

Moderator: Homer Moyer, Partner, Miller & Chevalier; Past Chair, IBA Rule of Law Forum.

 

February 12, 2020

Rule of Law Town Hall Dallas, Texas

Held at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

    Watch the recording of the latest in a series of lively, non-partisan discussions across America with local thought leaders who discussed the building blocks of the rule of law and addressed questions such as:

    Exactly what do we mean when we talk about the “rule of law”?

    Why does “the rule of law” — or its absence — matter?

    Who is responsible for keeping an eye out for the “rule of law” — am I?

    Panel:

    Judge Patrick Higginbotham, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

    Prof. Jeffrey Kahn, Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law

    Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel to President George W. Bush

    Mike Wilson, Editor, The Dallas Morning News

    Homer Moyer (Moderator), Past Chair, IBA Rule of Law Forum

    Welcome by Jennifer Collins, Judge James Noel Dean, and Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law

     

    November 21, 2019

    Rule Of Law Town Hall Des Moines, Iowa

    Held at Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University

    Hosted by Drake University Law School and Drake Constitutional Law Center.  Watch the recording of the latest in a series of lively, non-partisan discussions across America with local thought leaders who discussed the building blocks of the rule of law and addressed questions such as:

    • What is the rule of law and why is it so central to America’s democracy and prosperity?
    • Who is responsible for maintaining the rule of law?
    • How does a robust or weak rule of law affect our everyday lives?

    Panel:

    Welcome by Erin Lain, Associate Provost and Professor of Law, Drake Law School.

    Carol Hunter, Executive Editor, The Des Moines Register.

    Mark Kende, Director, Constitutional Law Center, Drake University Law School.

    Hon. James “Jim” Leach, Former Republican Member of Congress, Iowa.

    Hon. Edward Mansfield, Justice, Iowa Supreme Court.

    Moderator: Homer Moyer, Partner, Miller & Chevalier; Past Chair, IBA Rule of Law Forum.

    September 17, 2019

    Constitution Day, Rule Of Law Town Hall, Pheonix, Arizona

    Held at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University 

    Retired Arizona Chief Justice, U.S. Senator, editor-in-chief to be featured panelists in “rule of law town hall” on constitution day.

     

    The International Bar Association Foundation, Sandra Day O’Connor Institute and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU will host a free, public, non-partisan conversation about the benefits, responsibilities, and economic significance of preserving the rule of law and the principles it embodies on Constitution Day.

     

    During the first of a series of town halls to be held across the country, a respected collection of legal minds and national figures will come together in an open forum to candidly talk about the meaning and importance of the rule of law.

    The IBA wishes to acknowledge and thank White & Case for the hundreds of hours of pro bono research assistance it has provided in support of the IBA’s “Preserving a Free Society” and “Rule of Law Town Hall” series.

     

    Panel:

    Welcome by Horacio Bernardes Neto, President, International Bar Association.

    Nicole Carroll, Editor in Cheif, USA Today. 

    Jon Kyl, U.S. Senator from Arizona (1995-2013, 2018).

    Myles Link,  Professor Emeritus, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

    Ruth McGregor, Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court (ret.) and O’Connor Supreme Court Clerk.

    Moderator: Homer Moyer: Partner, Miller & Chevalier; Past Chair, IBA Rule of Law Forum.

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