PLATFORM
PIDAL Platform
PIDAL — the Inter-American Platform in Defence of the Litigating Lawyer — is a creation of the Euro-American Committee of Digital Law: international in scope and permanent in nature, it stands up for the rights of litigating lawyers and their shared professional concerns across many countries.
The social function of the lawyer
Today the lawyer’s role goes far beyond courtroom representation: lawyers are an essential pillar of the rule of law, public order and peaceful coexistence, and versatile professionals in contracts, negotiation, advisory work and every kind of proceeding.
Minimum rights and guarantees
The Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers were adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (Havana, 1990). Among them:
How it began
The platform emerged in response to the difficulties faced by litigating lawyers — particularly during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when many saw their income reduced to little or nothing in Colombia, Paraguay, Spain and other countries.
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