Fifth Consultation on the Asian Charter for the Rule of Law concerns about the Legal Profession in Asia Vol. 08 – No. 02 Vol. 08 – No. 02 June 2009 Download the PDF version of this issue at: http://alrc.asia/article2/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/v08n02.pdf Table of Content Dealing with difficult problems through dialogue Concerns about the legal profession in Asia Recollections of the Pakistan lawyers’ movement Use of the legal process to curtail the rights of advocates and activists in the Philippines Two lawyers’ views on the rule of law and their profession in Bangladesh The lawyer as human rights defender in Indonesia Appendix: UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers