NATIONAL FRENCH BAR ORGANISE THE LAWER BIG MEETING OVER WEBINARS 19-23 OCTOBER

USPA NEWS - The French National Bar organise a series of web conferences dedicated to the European and international law updates. At the opening of the « Grand Atelier des Avocats », ( Lawyer´s Big Meeting) the National Council of Bars offers a week of webinars dedicated to international topics. This event is offered to lawyers four delayed webinars and one live meeting, from October 19 to 23, to cover five essential themes around international and European law. This event, completely free, is offered in English and French and is eligible for fellowship students. The program includes international specialist speakers and special guests, over a European focus, especially the Brexit, and few regulations an public policies, within the European Union and the specific topic of Women´s right one of the spearhead of Christiane Ferhal Schull, President of the French National Bar. Indeed she´s been very active defending the cause of women, not only for gender equity, but also fighting for women´s civil rights during her term, that shall end up this year 2020.

The French National Bar organise a series of web conferences dedicated to the European and international law updates. At the opening of the « Grand Atelier des Avocats », ( Lawyer´s Big Meeting) the National Council of Bars offers a week of webinars dedicated to international topics. This event is offered to lawyers four delayed webinars and one live meeting, from October 19 to 23, to cover five essential themes around international and European law. This event, completely free, is offered in English and French and is eligible for fellowship students. The program includes international specialist speakers and special guests, over a European focus, especially the Brexit, and few regulations an public policies, within the European Union and the specific topic of Women´s right one of the spearhead of Christiane Ferhal Schull, President of the French National Bar. Indeed she´s been very active defending the cause of women, not only for gender equity, but also fighting for women´s civil rights during her term, that shall end up this year 2020.

CHRISTIANE FERAL-SCHUHL PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL FRENCH BAR IS A WOMAN ENGAGED TO THE DEFENCE OF OPPRESSED WOMEN------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christiane Ferhal Schull, President of the French National Bar served also as a member of the High Council for Equality between Women and Men (HCEfh) as a qualified person (2013-2015). Her intervention at the Bar Leaders' Discussion of the Opening of the Legal Year of the Law Society of England and Wales, at the Normandy World Peace Forum, had to be noted, regarding the defense of women affected by violence linked to wars and armed conflicts.In addition, the French National Bar mobilized under the leadership of its president, in favor of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the Iranian lawyer was again sentenced in the performance of her duties, to a sentence of 33 years in prison and 148 lashes. As of June 15, 2018, Christiane Ferhal-Schuhl, president of the French National Bar, expressed the concern of the French bar and called for the immediate release of the Iranian lawyer by sending a letter to the Iranian ambassador.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @feral_schuhl has officially informed the #Iran Ambassador to France of the fate of arrested and jailed lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. @NasrinSotoudeh #OIAD #avocats pic.twitter.com/cajq08y5y2“” CNB (@CNBarreaux) June 15, 2018 On March 12, 2019, faced with the new conviction of Nasrin Sotoudeh, the National Bar Council, with the support of the International Observatory of Lawyers in Danger, which had alerted public opinion in 2018, launched a petition to the attention from President Emmanuel Macron who has collected more than 300,000 signatures. On March 13, Christiane Feral-Schuhl, wrote to the President of the Republic, on behalf of the 68,000 French lawyers, to question him on the situation of our colleague and ask him to take any action useful in his support.----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mr. President, you have made the fight against inequalities of destiny and the promotion of #EgaliteFH one of France's priorities ..." @feral_schuhl officially asks @EmmanuelMacron to help free # NasrinSotoudeh #FreeNasrin pic.twitter.com/gf3Uh61zrh“” CNB (@CNBarreaux) March 14, 2019

PROGRAM OF THE WEBINARS 19-23 OCTOBER 20---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “¢ Monday, October 19 "EUROPEAN FOCUS: THE IMPACT OF THE BREXIT ON THE FREE MOVEMENT OF COURT DECISIONS " Replay at 10 a.m.European regulation and recognition and enforcement of court decisions, free movement of judgments in Europe “¢ Tuesday, October 20 "THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION CROSS - VIEWS "--------------- Retransmission at 10 am in deferred mode Prospective debate on fundamental values “‹“‹and the modernization-digitization of the legal profession------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “¢ Wednesday October 21 "WOMEN´s RIGHTS: FROM EQUAL RIGHTS TO DE FACTO EQUALITY " Live broadcast at 9am Gender equality, a major political, social and cultural issue-------------------------------------------------------------------------- “¢ Thursday 22 October "FREE MOVEMENT OF LAWYERS " Retransmission at 10 am deferred Practice internationally: the mobility of lawyers is a major issue. “¢ Friday, October 23 "Joint CNB - OIAD - "PARIS BAR WEBINAR TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS BASIC PRINCIPLES ON THE ROLE OF BARS AND THE DEFENSE OF DEFENSE " Replay at 10 am delayed. The Basic Principles relating to the role of the bar, adopted by the United Nations, are the only text with a universal vocation for the protection of lawyers and bars. 30 years after their adoption, never have threats against lawyers been so numerous in the world.