As an organisation at the forefront of promoting and protecting the rule of law and international justice, the IBA has had a duty to support Ukraine and its legal profession, institutions, infrastructure and population as a whole since the start of the Russia–Ukraine war in February 2022.
After a 20 year gap, the International Bar Association has elected its first woman president, appropriately reflecting the IBA's own research on the need for
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, partner at law firm Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in Madrid, Spain is announced as the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA). Ms Mendívil is the first woman to hold the position in 20 years and only the second in the Association’s 76-year history.
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A new report from the Legal Policy & Research Unit of the International Bar Association indicates that women account for just over half of legal professionals (54 per cent), but only 31 per cent are represented in top positions.