Events
National Forum of Defence Lawyers on “Ensuring Rule of Law: the Balance of Prosecution and Defence”
When
27 November 2015 (All day)
Where
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Organized by
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the National Bar Association and the Legal Policy Research Centre
The forum will focus on the major outcomes of recent legislative amendments related to defence lawyers and judicial system. Participants will discuss the issues pertaining to current status of lawyers in civil and criminal procedures in Kazakhstan vis-à-vis international standards of the legal profession, the principle of equality of arms and representation in the court, as well as access of citizens to qualified legal assistance. A separate panel discussion will be devoted to the lawyers’ professional ethics in the context of interaction with the media and use of social networks on individual cases.