Diversity is a matter of justice, and the issue of diversity in the composition of the arbitral tribunal—both gender and disability diversity—is an issue of legitimacy, lawyers at the event said.
September 14, 2022 at 01:27 PM
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Correspondent, Spain & Portugal
International arbitration needs to become more diverse as a matter of fairness and legitimacy, according to leading lawyers in Portugal.
“As society, parties and law firms become more diverse, it will be even stranger and more unacceptable to have tribunals that are not diverse,” Raquel Galvão Silva, counsel at Linklaters in Lisbon, said Sept. 8 during an event held to discuss diversity and inclusion in international arbitration.
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