The legal association ‘International Association of Russian-Speaking Lawyers’ (IARL) is non-profit corporate body, established in the business form of association, based on the voluntary membership of legal entities and natural persons: legal experts, lawyers, notaries and human rights activists from different countries. The most important goal of the Association is cooperation with compatriots that practice law abroad with the use of the Russian language, and with international, national, regional human rights unions and associations. The protection of interests of the Russian Federation, Russian citizens and legal entities in adjudicatory bodies, state, administrative and other agencies of foreign nations is the subject of this cooperation.