Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe - Contribution for the Rule of Law Report 2023

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) issued this report in February 2023 as a contribution for the 2023 Rule of Law Report. In that report, the CCBE lists its actions, activities and policy documents relevant to different rule of law related aspects. This submission is accompanied by input received from the national Bars and Law Societies of 26 EU Member States on different rule of law developments in EU Member States, with a particular focus on those posing a risk and undermining the independence of lawyers and Bars, access to justice, quality of justice, fundamental rights and freedoms.

CCBE represents the bars and law societies of 46 countries and, through them, more than 1 million European lawyers.