(Finance) – The Italian Association of Young Lawyers (Aiga) expresses his living appreciation for the adoption, by the Council of Europe, of the first? International Treaty aimed at protect the profession of lawyer.
This historic agreement – reads – It represents a fundamental step to counter the increasingly frequent attacks on the exercise of the legal profession that range from harassment and threatsto physical attacks, to interference in professional activity, such as obstacles to access to customers.
? At the same time, Aiga He strongly reiterates the need to also introduce a specific aggravating circumstance for the injuries suffered by lawyers in the exercise of their functions in Italian legislation. This proposal, already elaborated by the AIGA in January 2024, aims to provide more effective protection for lawyers who find themselves operating in risk contexts.
“The protection of lawyers is essential to guarantee access to justice and defense of citizens’ rights. Behind any crime committed against a lawyer, in the exercise of his functions, there is an unjustified and unacceptable attack on the rule of law “, says the president of AigaCarlo Foglieni. “In a democratic society, every citizen must be able to count on a
efficient and impartial judicial system, where lawyers can do the right job without fear of retaliation “.