On the occasion of the 68th Annual Meeting of the International Associations of Judges, which will take place from 15 - 21 October 2026 in Lisbon, an International Conference will be held on the theme:
“The Role of Judicial Associations”
International Conference organised by the International Association of Judges (IAJ) in cooperation with the “Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses”
Lisbon, 18th October, 2026
The programme for the International Conference is now available, below. Registrations must be made online. You can find the dedicated webpage for the event here. You will be able to access all of the documents of the meeting, once available, at this link (log in required).
Moderator: Mr. José Igreja Matos – Honorary President of the IAJ
09.30 – 9.45: Welcome Address and Opening of the Conference
Mr. José Igreja Matos – Honorary President of the IAJ
9.45 – 10.15: Keynote Speech
Prof. Margaret Satterthwaite – UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
10.15 – 11.15: Round Table
Mr. Maximiano do Vale – Vice-President of the “Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses”
Mr. Gerd Hoxha (Albania) – European Association of Judges, European Regional Group of the IAJ
Ms. Aicha BenBelhassen (Tunisia) – African Group of the IAJ
Mr. Oswaldo Ordonez (Peru) – Ibero-American Group of the IAJ
Mr. Tsogt Tsend (Mongolia) – Asian, North American and Oceanian Group of the IAJ
11.15 –12.00 Discussion
12.00 – 12:30 Conclusions of the Conference
Prof. Luís Menezes Leitão – President of the Scientific Council of the Lisbon Law School
Mr. Walter Barone – President of the IAJ
Mr. Giacomo Oberto – Secretary-General of the IAJ