IATL is an international fellowship of lawyers whose mission is to protect and promote the rule of law. We believe the rule of law is essential to a civilized society and democracy and recognize that the integrity of our judicial

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) expresses its concern at the incidence of wrongful convictions in the United States. Apart altogether from the irreparable damage done to the person wrongfully convicted and the victims of the crime for which

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) unequivocally condemns the targeting of civilians in Ukraine in what can only be deliberate action on the part of the Government of the Russian Federation. This sickening campaign of bombing civilian areas so

The Rule of Law thrives within democracies, which exist to give voice to the people. But that voice is silenced and the Rule of Law is extinguished when democracy is overcome by totalitarianism. The IATL condemns the Russian government for

Like the rest of the civilised world, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers is horrified at the images emerging from Ukraine clearly evidencing the commission of war crimes. Everyone, but particularly those in leadership and serving in the armed forces,

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers is sponsoring four Afghan attorneys who participated in a program to help ensure the success of democracy in Afghanistan, in order to provide them and their families safety and protection in the United States.