Chatham House Rule

In 1927 and refined in 1992 and 2002.

There is only one Rule.

It allows people to speak as individuals, and to express views that may not be those of their organizations.

It encourages free discussion and the assessing of ideas free of the affiliations of those who contributed them. People usually feel more relaxed if they don’t have to worry about their reputation or the implications if they are publicly quoted.

Chatham House will take 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. 

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, the response to a violation of the Rule is at the discretion of the organizer.

Not often for large events; more frequently for smaller meetings, for example where work is discussed or the subject matter is politically sensitive. 

The Chatham House Rule has spread well beyond the building where it began in 1927. 

Today it facilitates diplomatic conversations, think tank roundtables, corporate boardroom discussions, NGO consultations and many other gatherings worldwide. 

Wherever people need informed, inclusive and trusted dialogue, using the Rule can greatly help.

No

Photography or video is allowed outside of the room so long as those captured in the images have explicitly given consent. They may say what they themselves said in the room and what others said so long as they do not identify – directly or indirectly – the speaker or another participant in the meeting.

If you are attending a conference at which some sessions or meetings are public and others are ‘under the Rule’ you may only take and use photographs from the sessions that were public. 
 

After the event they can say that they were there, and what they themselves said.
 

No.

No. 

Parts of a meeting may be designated as under the Rule (see the original wording), for example a session of a conference, but a host or speakers cannot switch back and forth, declaring some remarks to be under the Rule and others not. 
 

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

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。

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.