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, 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.

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.

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.

It is widely used by local government and commercial organizations as well as research organizations.

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.

Yes if you wish to do so.

No – the list of participants should not be circulated beyond those participating in the meeting.

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.

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.