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Commentary on the Hague Principles on Ethical Standards for Counsel Appearing before International Courts and Tribunals

Commentary on the Hague Principles on Ethical Standards for Counsel Appearing before... © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/156918511X571523 The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 10 (2011) 17–23 brill.nl/lape Commentary on the Hague Principles on Ethical Standards for Counsel Appearing before International Courts and Tribunals Mojtaba Kazazi Executive Head, United Nations Compensation Commission; Member of the Study Group and the ILA Executive Council Abstract The recent increase in the number of international tribunals, and in their caseloads, has brought to the forefront the role and tasks of international counsel, and the need to address ethical issues and codes of conduct concerning advocacy before these tribunals. In the absence of a common set of principles applicable to all international tribunals to provide guidance to counsel on ethical matters, including issues of conflict of interest, the ILA Study Group on the Practice and Proce- dure of International Tribunals embarked on a study on the ethical standards for counsel appear- ing before international courts and tribunals which resulted in “the Hague Principles”. In developing the Hague Principles, the aim of the Study Group was to elaborate a set of guidelines to assist specific tribunals in developing their own codes of conduct, and to provide guidance to counsel on main http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals Brill

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© 2011 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-1853
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10.1163/156918511X571523
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2011 DOI: 10.1163/156918511X571523 The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 10 (2011) 17–23 brill.nl/lape Commentary on the Hague Principles on Ethical Standards for Counsel Appearing before International Courts and Tribunals Mojtaba Kazazi Executive Head, United Nations Compensation Commission; Member of the Study Group and the ILA Executive Council Abstract The recent increase in the number of international tribunals, and in their caseloads, has brought to the forefront the role and tasks of international counsel, and the need to address ethical issues and codes of conduct concerning advocacy before these tribunals. In the absence of a common set of principles applicable to all international tribunals to provide guidance to counsel on ethical matters, including issues of conflict of interest, the ILA Study Group on the Practice and Proce- dure of International Tribunals embarked on a study on the ethical standards for counsel appear- ing before international courts and tribunals which resulted in “the Hague Principles”. In developing the Hague Principles, the aim of the Study Group was to elaborate a set of guidelines to assist specific tribunals in developing their own codes of conduct, and to provide guidance to counsel on main

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The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: conflict of interest; international counsel; independence; ethical standards; codes of conduct

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