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article 2 - Vol. 08 - No. 02 June 2009
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C O N T E N T S

FIFTH CONSULTATION ON THE ASIAN CHARTER FOR THE RULE OF LAW: CONCERNS ABOUT THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN ASIA

Dealing with difficult problems through dialogue
Basil Fernando, Director, Asian Human Rights Commission & Asian Legal Resource Centre, Hong Kong

Concerns about the legal profession in Asia
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong

Recollections of the Pakistan lawyers’ movement
Aitzaz Ahsan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan

Use of the legal process to curtail the rights of advocates and activists in the Philippines
Remigio D. Saladero, Jr., human rights lawyer, Philippines

Two lawyers’ views on the rule of law and their profession
in Bangladesh
Tanvir Parvez, & Mohammod Hossain, human rights lawyers, Bangladesh

The lawyer as human rights defender in Indonesia
Bhatara Ibnu Reza, Human Rights Research Coordinator, Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (IMPARSIAL)

Appendix: UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyer