President Vicente Fox of Mexico made a powerful opening speech to the conference, addressing the challenges which his country faces, including poverty, corruption and trade. He stressed the importance of the rule of law to successful economies, and the key role international lawyers have to play as more economies open up and interact.
Jacques Buhart, the conference host as Chair of the Section on Business Law, called for members and attendees to take a lead on legal developments, and called on all business lawyers to join the Human Rights Institute. Click here for the text of his full speech.
