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IBA
to hold public session on Singapore during conference
21
Mar 07
16 March 2007
Dear Dr Chee
Soon Juan,
Thank you for your letter of March 14, 2007.
Thank you too for your support of the IBA's upcoming conference
in Singapore.
On a personal note, I hope that you and I
will have an opportunity to meet during my time in Singapore.
Although it is a very hectic time for me, I'm sure we could find
time to meet.
As to your specific questions:
There
will be a panel discussion at the Rule of Law Day specifically
focused on Singapore. As I have indicated in the past, the IBA
conference is designed to provide a forum for debate and
discussion on a wide variety of legal topics affecting Singapore,
the region, and the international community.
The Rule of
Law Day is open to the public, including lawyers, non-lawyers,
and the media. We expect a particularly engaging audience on this
day.
The Rule of Law Day will also have a series of
breakout sessions, where concrete proposals undoubtedly will be
discussed and, subsequently, presented to all attendees.
The
IBA's Human Rights Institute is currently reviewing your earlier
request for intervention regarding re-opening of the "Order
14" case. The notion of a "fact-finding mission"
is obviously the IBA conference itself.
Finally, thank you
for agreeing to add the IBA's letter to your website.
Unfortunately, we do not maintain the same flexibility within the
IBA. As I hope you will appreciate, if we "opened" our
website for "position letters", we would be overwhelmed
with submissions. Because you had initially placed your letter on
the web, we had hoped to have ours included.
Thank you
again for your letter.
Sincerely,
Mark
Ellis
Executive Director
International Bar Association
Note: So
keep a date with the IBA. The conference will be held from 14-19
Oct 07 at the Suntec City. This website will announce the date
and time of the public session when the information becomes
available.
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