About
What to expect
This is the book launch of Lawyers, Gatekeeping and Access to Justice (Routledge).
- Discussion of key dimensions of gatekeeping
- Discussion of how to navigate pressures
- Examples: Trump orders against law firms, smear campaigns
- Pressure from clients, politicians and prospective hires
- Pressure from international and civil society organisations
- Risk: identifying lawyers with clients in authoritarian regimes
- Limits of partisan lawyering
- Legal boundaries to representation
- Pressure to reject clients or cases
- Pressure to limit involvement
Questions
When does Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent start and end?
Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent runs Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 15:30.
Where is Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent?
Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent takes place at De Balie, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam.
How much are tickets for Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent?
Lawyers as gatekeepers: who (and how) to represent is free to enter.
What is this event?
It is the book launch of Lawyers, Gatekeeping and Access to Justice (Routledge). The discussion covers key dimensions of gatekeeping, pressures on lawyers, and legal boundaries to representation.
Do I need to register?
Yes. Register via the link: debalie.nl
What topics are discussed?
The discussion covers pressures from clients, politicians, prospective hires, and international and civil society organisations. It also covers:
Examples such as Trump executive orders against law firms and smear campaigns
Key dimensions of gatekeeping
How to navigate these pressures
Risk of identifying lawyers with clients in authoritarian regimes
Limits of partisan lawyering
Legal boundaries to representation
Pressure to reject clients or cases or limit involvement
Amsterdam
Getting there
De Balie, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, 1017 RR Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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