International Lawyers Associations in the United States
- Avocats Sans Frontières (Lawyers Without Borders) Region: International Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) is a non-governmental organization acting in the field of law and justice. ASF was created in 1992 by a small group of lawyers who strongly believed they could contribute to a more equitable and united world. Therefore, ASF works to promote, to strengthen and to protect civil, political, social and cultural human rights of individuals and peoples.
- Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association Region: International BESLA is an international organization of lawyers and other entertainment and sports industry executives that supports a more diversified, expert and informed group of entertainment and sports industry professionals.
- Europe – European Women Lawyers Association – EWLA Region: Europe EWLA is concerned with the co-operation of women lawyers from all member states of the European Union. Its intermediate aim is to bundle up their specific expertise in monitoring law and politics seen from the angle of gender. Long-term target is to build up a women lawyers association acting on the European level as a pressure-group to enhance equality by means of law, as for instance by giving expert opinions to and by lobbying political institutions, by proposing and even outlining drafts for European directives, by bringing test cases to the European Court of Justice, by informing and empowering women to claim their rights, by campaigning etc.
- European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights (ELDH) Region: Europe ELDH is a non-profit progressive organization which presently unites lawyers in 16 European countries, who struggle together for•human rights and civil liberties, •social and economic rights, •democracy, •the rights of migrants and refugees, •the right to development of all countries, •peace, •equal rights for women and men, • minority rights, •the right of peoples to self-determination, and •the prosecution of war-criminals and perpetrators of human rights violations against •dictatorships, •oppression of the people, •discrimination, • racism, war, and •all violations of human rights
- European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) Region: Europe The Main Purposes Of The Association Are: To Represent Its Members On A European And International Level; To Create Centres For Studies, Documentation And Contacts For The Purpose Of Improving The Exchange Of Professional Information Among Its Members; To Organize Meetings, Conferences And Seminars Relating To Legal Matters; To Promote Legal Research.
- International Academy of Estate and Trust Law Region: International IAETL is comprised of members who practice or have offices in twenty-six countries. Membership is highly selective. The Academy bylaws limit membership to one-fourth of one percent of the notaires, solicitors, lawyers, judges and professors of any country. All Academicians must have practiced law in the Academy’s areas of interest for at least ten years and must have distinguished themselves through lecturing, writing or participation in professional organizations. They must also have demonstrated a significant interest in the continuing development of the law of their own countries.
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Region: International The IAML is a worldwide association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and expert family law specialists in their respective countries.
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