International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists - Conferences

Conferences

The Association holds its triennial international congress in Jerusalem, as well as conferences and seminars in many other countries. It holds international conferences in European cities to commemorate Jewish lawyers and jurists who perished in the Holocaust and to mark their contribution to the legal systems of their countries. Conferences have been held in Salonika (Thessaloniki), Berlin, Warsaw, and Budapest in November 2006.

In January 2000 the Association held a conference in Strasbourg under the auspices of the Council of Europe and with the participation of high-ranking officials of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights. Discussions were held on cooperation between IAJLJ and the Council of Europe on ways to combat racism, anti-Semitism and denial of the Holocaust.

In August 2000 the Association convened its first conference in North America. “Pursuing Justice in the Global Village” was the theme of this conference, held in Toronto, Canada. Among the participants were several Canadian judges and federal and provincial government ministers, as well as Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the International Court of Justice in The Hague; Jerome Shestack, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and former President of the American Bar Association; and Neal Sher, Chief of Staff, International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims and Immediate Past President of the American Section of IAJLJ.