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example of analysing and surveying the work of an
organisation.
The amendments suggested were
complicated and controversial, but it is a great
tribute to the way in which the Committee had
carried out their work and to the capacity of the
Speaker of the House of Deputies that the Com
mittee's Report and the consequential amendments
were discussed and dealt with in a comparatively
short time. The House of Deputies also adopted
for recommendation to Member Organisations the
International Code of Ethics. The Code will come
before the Council of our Society for detailed
consideration in due course; but the fact that it
has been adopted and recommended to Member
Organisations throughout the world is an excellent
example of the work which the Association can
carry out.
7. The remaining work of the Conference con
sisted of symposia and committee meetings on
selected subjects.
Broadly speaking, the method
adopted is that certain subjects are selected for
discussion ;
that members from different countries
contribute papers setting out their particular aspects
of the problems arising or the procedure concerned ;
that the papers are collated and summarised by a
Rapporteur;
that the authors of the papers are
free to add to their papers, and the subject is then
thrown open to general discussion.
8. The subjects so dealt with were as follows :—
Monday
Legal problems
in connection with
finance and security in International
Shipbuilding Contracts.
Tuesday
The Legal Profession-the work of the
organised Bar in furthering the legal
,
profession and its public services.
Human Rights.
Administration of Foreign Estates
Problems of Executors and possible
Solutions.
Wednesday
International economic co-operation.
Emigration and Naturalisation.
Suggestions for improvement of Inter
national Treaties
to
avoid double
taxation.
Thursday
Suggestions for alleviating 'hardships
arising from sovereign immunity in
Tort and Contract.
Ways and Means of improving facilities
for legal aid for foreign nationals.
Friday
International Judicial Co-Operation in
relation to difficulties arising in taking
evidence abroad and serving judicial
documents abroad.
Foreign Divorce Problems arising and
••-•
•• possible solutions.
---.-.
......,.,.
The handling of property of enemy
nationals
and
residents
in
enemy
occupied territory.
9. While most of the subjects were of not
immediate practical interest to us in this country,
none the less the meetings were of absorbing,
technical interest, and the standard both of the
papers and of the discussions was exceedingly high.
10. The outstanding subject, as far as we were
concerned, was the discussion of the work of the
organised Bar in furthering the legal profession and
its public services. On this subject papers were
submitted by Canada, Denmark, England, France,
Norway, Switzerland and the U.S.A. The papers,
which were contributed by the representatives of
the Societies in each of these countries, contained a
full description of the work and activities of the
Societies in their respective countries and were
impressive and illuminating, and afforded us very
considerable material for thought.
11. In addition to the actual work of the
Conference a very full social programme had been
arranged, viz. :
Monday
Lunch with
Sir
Edwin Herbert,
President of the Incorporated Law
Society of England.
Reception at the Town Hall, Oslo,
given by the Mayor of Oslo.
Tuesday
Cocktail party given by the Norwegian
Bar Association.
Wednesday
Cocktail party given by the General
Council of the Bar of England.
Soiree Dansante given by the Minister
of Justice of the Royal Norwegian
Yacht Club.
Thursday
Our Cocktail Party.
Friday
Official Banquet at the Bristol Hotel.
12. Apart from the official functions various
sight-seeing trips were organised for conferees and
their guests and during the week there was a
considerable amount of private hospitality.
13. We have in this report only been able to give
a very brief outline of the work and activities of the
Conference. We all felt that the International Bar
Association is a most alive and vital organisation
with an immense capacity to be of benefit to the
legal profession throughout the world, and that
lawyers cannot fail to benefit from examining the
law procedures and practices of other countries.
The International Bar Association provides a forum
for the exchange of views. It is yet a young Associa
tion but the scope and possibilities exist and in
time will bring very beneficial results.
14. We feel that we have been very privileged
to attend the Conference and to enjoy a unique
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