IPSO FACTO
IPSO FACTO OUR LAW FEATURE L aws shape the world in which we operate. The rule of law is paramount to the functioning
of societies. We make the laws and we live within the
boundaries set by the laws. They create our everyday reality – as expressed in the phrase “ipso facto”, directly translated as “by the fact itself.” It is used when something is so obvious that it needs no elaboration or further
explanation. Like the law itself. That’s why we have chosen this term as the name for our new column which will
be dedicated to developments and activities in the legal sphere and become a new fixture of the OPEC Fund Quarterly on an intermittent basis.
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Shaping the frameworks for positive change
Lawyers from more than two dozen organizations met at the OPEC Fund Headquarters to discuss how to align the practice of law with the need for change By Howard Hudson and Axel Reiserer, OPEC Fund
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