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FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BARS

FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BARS. Secrétariat de la Présidence Secrétariat des Commissions 08037 Barcelone 67000 Strasbourg Espagne France Tel. +34 93 49 61 921 Tel. +33 3 88 37 12 66 fbe@icab.es Fax. +33 3 88 36 87 52 Strasbourg.oda@fr.oleane.com. Presented by

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FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BARS

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  1. FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BARS Secrétariat de la Présidence Secrétariat des Commissions 08037 Barcelone 67000 Strasbourg Espagne France Tel. +34 93 49 61 921 Tel. +33 3 88 37 12 66 fbe@icab.es Fax. +33 3 88 36 87 52 Strasbourg.oda@fr.oleane.com Presented by Mauro Rubino-SammartanoSecretary General of Honour rubinosammartano@lawfed.com

  2. THE LEGAL WORLD IN EUROPE

  3. NATIONAL SYSTEMS • Different legislations • Substantive law • Rules of precedure • Professional rules • Duration of the proceedings • Protection of human rights THE LAW AND EUROPE Is the law ahead or behind ? 1. PRESENT STATUS • WEAKNESSES • All these differences • Prevent unifying Europe from a legal point • of view • Expose citizens to sharp differences • Cause a different treatment of lawyers

  4. To reduce (if not to eliminate) these differences 2. NEEDS OF EUROPE

  5. A major role in expressing the citizens’ needs 3. ROLE OF LAWYERS

  6. 1° stage To make the national legal systems closer and closer 4. TARGET 2° stage To try to harmonize them

  7. 1° step The Federation of the European Bar Associations 5. PATH TO ACHIEVE THE TARGET 2° step A European Bar Association

  8. This is the question for each of us 6. TO WALK TOGETHER OR TO REMAIN PASSIVE OR ISOLATED

  9. Non European Bar Associations may apply for an observer status to receive and discuss reports and to be invited to attend meetings. I would support these applications 7. NON EUROPEAN BAR ASSOCIATIONS

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