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WHEN WAS THE RULE DEVISED?
In 1927 and refined in 1992 and 2002.
SHOULD ONE REFER TO THE CHATHAM HOUSE RULE OR THE CHATHAM HOUSE RULES?
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF USING THE RULE?
It allows people to speak as individuals, and to express views that may not be
those of their organizations, and therefore it encourages free discussion.
People usually feel more relaxed if they don’t have to worry about their
reputation or the implications if they are publicly quoted.
HOW IS THE RULE ENFORCED?
Although not legally binding, Chatham House will take disciplinary action
against a member or guest who breaks the Rule; this is likely to mean future
exclusion from all institute activities including events and conferences.
Although such action is rare, the rigorous implementation of the Rule is crucial
to its effectiveness and for Chatham House’s reputation as a trusted venue for
open and free dialogue.
For events held under the Chatham House Rule that are not organized by Chatham
House, any actions taken because of a violation of the Rule are entirely at the
discretion of the organizer.
IS THE RULE USED FOR ALL MEETINGS AT CHATHAM HOUSE?
Not often for members events; more frequently for smaller research meetings, for
example where work in progress is discussed or when subject matter is
politically sensitive. Most of our conferences are under the Rule.
WHO USES THE RULE THESE DAYS?
It is widely used by local government and commercial organizations as well as
research organizations.
CAN PARTICIPANTS BE NAMED AS LONG AS WHAT IS SAID IS NOT ATTRIBUTED?
It is important to think about the spirit of the Rule. For example, sometimes
speakers need to be named when publicizing the meeting. The Rule is more about
the dissemination of the information after the event – nothing should be done to
identify, either explicitly or implicitly, who said what.
CAN YOU SAY WITHIN A REPORT WHAT YOU SAID AT A MEETING UNDER THE RULE?
Yes if you wish to do so.
CAN A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE MEETING BE PUBLISHED?
No – the list of participants should not be circulated beyond those
participating in the meeting.
CAN I TWEET WHILE AT AN EVENT UNDER THE RULE?
The Rule can be used effectively on social media sites such as Twitter as long
as the person tweeting or messaging reports only what was said at an event and
does not identify – directly or indirectly - the speaker or another participant.
This consideration should always guide the way in which event information is
disseminated – online as well as offline.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
If you have a question about the Chatham House Rule that is not answered by the
above please email the press office.
TRANSLATIONS
ARABIC
حينما يعقد اجتماع او جزء منه في اطار قاعدة تشاتام هاوس، فان المشاركين يكونوا
احراراً في استخدام المعلومات التي يحصلون عليها، لكن لا يجب كشف هوية او انتماء
المتحدثين او اي شخص آخر من المشاركين
CHINESE
如果一个会议，或会议的一部分，是按照Chatham House
规则进行的，则与会者可自由使用在会议中获得的信息，但不得透露演讲者及其他与会者的身份与所属机构。
FRENCH
Quand une réunion, ou l’une de ses parties, se déroule sous la règle de Chatham
House, les participants sont libres d’utiliser les informations collectées à
cette occasion, mais ils ne doivent révéler ni l’identité, ni l’affiliation des
personnes à l’origine de ces informations, de même qu’ils ne doivent pas révéler
l’identité des autres participants.
GERMAN
Bei Veranstaltungen (oder Teilen von Veranstaltungen), die unter die
Chatham-House-Regel fallen, ist den Teilnehmern die freie Verwendung der
erhaltenen Informationen unter der Bedingung gestattet, dass weder die Identität
noch die Zugehörigkeit von Rednern oder anderen Teilnehmern preisgegeben werden
dürfen.
PORTUGUESE
Quando uma reunião (ou uma parte da reunião), é governada pela a regra da
Chatham House, os participantes são livres de usar a informação recebida, mas
não podem divulgar a identidade e a afiliação dos oradores e dos participantes.
RUSSIAN
Люди, принимающие участие во встречах, проводимых по Правилу «Четем Хауса»,
могут свободно использовать полученную ими информацию, но не имеют права
разглашать ни имена ни место работы выступающих.
SPANISH
Cuando una reunión, o una parte de una reunión, se convoca bajo la Regla de
Chatham House (the “Chatham House Rule”), los participantes tienen el derecho de
utilizar la información que reciben, pero no se puede revelar ni la identidad ni
la afiliación del orador, ni de ningún otro participante.
NOTES
We cannot take any responsibility for any errors or misunderstandings that occur
in the translations. The definitive Chatham House Rule was formulated in the
English language. We are working to provide further translations.
* Please note that you must have the appropriate language kit installed on your
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