FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN BARSBARS

Presented byPresented byMauro Rubino-SammartanoMauro Rubino-SammartanoSecretary General of HonourSecretary General of Honourrubinosammartano@lawfed.comrubinosammartano@lawfed.com

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THE LEGAL WORLD

IN EUROPE

1. PRESENT STATUS1. PRESENT STATUSNATIONAL SYSTEMSDifferent legislations

Substantive law Rules of precedure Professional rules Duration of the proceedings Protection of human rights

WEAKNESSESAll these differences

Prevent unifying Europe from a legal point of view Expose citizens to sharp differences Cause a different treatment of lawyers

THE LAW AND EUROPEIs the law ahead or behind ?

2. NEEDS OF EUROPE2. NEEDS OF EUROPE

To reduce (if not to

eliminate) these

differences

3. ROLE OF LAWYERS3. ROLE OF LAWYERS

A major role in expressing

the citizens’

needs

4. TARGET4. TARGET

1° stageTo make the national legal systems closer and closer

2° stageTo try to harmonize them

5. PATH TO ACHIEVE THE 5. PATH TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETTARGET

1° stepThe Federation of the European Bar Associations

2° stepA European Bar Association

6. TO WALK TOGETHER 6. TO WALK TOGETHER OR TO REMAIN PASSIVE OR TO REMAIN PASSIVE

OR ISOLATEDOR ISOLATED

This is the question

for each of us

7. NON EUROPEAN7. NON EUROPEANBAR ASSOCIATIONSBAR ASSOCIATIONS

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