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ABA-Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities

Through education and advocacy, the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities of the American Bar Association expresses the profession's commitment to achieving through the legal system the American ideals of justice, freedom, and equality for all.

The Section raises and addresses complex civil rights and civil liberties issues, and it ensures that protection of individual rights remains a focus of legal and policy decisions. Individual Rights creates and manages projects such as the AIDS Coordination Project, the Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project, U.S. ratification of the U.N. Women's Rights Treaty (CEDAW), and the Thurgood Marshall Award. Much of the Section's work centers on ABA policy development and implementation.

CLE programs are offered at the ABA's Midyear and Annual Meetings. These focus on cutting-edge civil and human rights and civil liberties issues. Many of the programs treat issues addressed in proposed policy resolutions up for debate in the ABA House of Delegates. In addition, the Section has 19 committees for those who want to get involved in the substantive work of the Section.

Two quarterlies are sent to Section members. Human Rights is an award-winning magazine and one of the first legal periodicals devoted exclusively to individual rights and civil liberties issues. IRR News Report, a newsletter, reports on issues and carries Section news and updates on legislative and U. S. Supreme Court developments.

Through its activities and publications, the Section nurtures a sense of responsibility on the part of lawyers, both personally and professionally, to help ensure equality of justice for all. For more information about member benefits and how to join the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, please visit http://www.abanet.org/members/join/currentmembers.html.

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