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==Prominent International Legal Advocacy==
On June 26, 2018, Myers participated in the IJL initiative to submit to the [[Polish Constitutional Court]] an amicus brief detailing its objection to the January 2018, amendment to the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance, known as the “Polish Denial Memory Law”. The Polish Denial Memory Law, which caused a worldwide uproar, stated that anyone who contrary to the facts claims that the Polish nation is responsible for crimes committed by the Nazis during the II World War will be committing a crime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.intjewishlawyers.org/site/iajlj-position-against-the-polish-memory-law/|title=IAJLJ position against the "Polish Memory Law"|date=June 25, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> One day after the IAJLJIJL submitted its brief, President Mateusz Morawiecki announced that the Polish government would cancel this piece of legislation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-poland-backtracks-on-holocaust-law-it-didn-t-achieve-its-goals-1.6218071|title=Poland Backtracks on Controversial Holocaust Law, Scrapping Threat of Prison|first1=Ofer|last1=Aderet|first2=Noa|last2=Landau|date=June 27, 2018|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=Haaretz}}</ref>
In his interview with i24news, Myers said, “We achieved exactly what we wanted to achieve, the problematic wording was taken out of the law and as far as we’re concerned its the end of the story.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HaKh6mzdOo|title=Calev Myers - i24News Interview Regarding Polish Holocaust History Law|accessdate=November 18, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>