Purposes of the IPBA

The IPBA's purposes, as stated in its Constitution, are to:

• Provide IPBA members with opportunities to:
  
  • contribute towards the development of the legal profession within the Asia-Pacific Region and the development and improvement of the legal profession's status and organization within the Region;
  • contribute towards the development of the law and the legal structures within the Region;
  • meet and exchange ideas with other lawyers who live in, or are interested in, the Region;
  • study and discuss legal issues that involve the Region; and
  • share information about legal developments affecting the Region.
• Serve its members fairly and equitably.
• Promote the rule of law.

The IPBA Constitution also explicitly states that the IPBA is a non-political organization and, as such, shall not entertain any matter or proposal of any nature which is political in nature.