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 vocation, it stands up for the rights of litigating lawyers and their shared professional concerns across many countries.
The social function of the lawyer
The modern understanding of the lawyer goes beyond courtroom representation: an essential pillar of the rule of law, order and coexistence — a versatile professional across contracts, negotiation, advisory work and every kind of proceeding.
Minimum rights and guarantees
The basic principles on the role of lawyers were set by the UN Congress on Crime Prevention (Havana, 1990). Among them:
Why it was born
The platform emerged in response to the difficulties faced by litigating lawyers — particularly during the COVID-19 confinement, when many saw their income reduced to little or nothing in Colombia, Paraguay, Spain and other countries.
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