The International Access to Justice Forum 2025 will bring together a diverse group of scholars, researchers, practitioners, reformers, court and dispute resolution experts, and all who are committed to increasing access to justice to discuss exciting new research, theory, and policy developments in the global movement for civil justice.

We look forward to a broad range of presentations on topics such as racial, gender, ethnic, religious and other forms of discrimination in the design and operation of civil justice systems; gaps in access to justice; impacts of new technologies; legal professional regulatory reform; legal needs studies climate change and civil justice; civil justice in democratic governance; and more. We welcome your participation, whether as an in-person presenter or attendee, or as a member of the online audience.

We seek to make this a truly international conference and hope to be able to offer limited scholarships to expand the participation of persons interested in attending the Forum from other parts of the world.

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Conference Co-Chairs (in development):

From Fordham School of Law:

Matthew Diller, Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Fordham School of Law and Distinguished Scholar In Residence at the Center on Civil Justice at NYU School of Law

Bruce Green, Louis Stein Chair of Law and Director of the Stein Center at Fordham School of Law

David Udell, Founder and Executive Director of the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham School of Law

From NYU School of Law:

Janet Sabel, Director of the Center on Civil Justice at NYU School of Law; Founding Director of the Center's Access to Justice Initiative

Margaret Satterthwaite, Faculty Director of the Robert & Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights and Director of the Legal Empowerment and Judicial Independence Clinic at NYU School of Law

Sukti Dhital, Executive Director of the Robert & Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights