Second Annual Meeting on Human Rights Agenda
March 7-10, 2007
Wednesday, March 7th |
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| 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
Closed Meeting of Experts: Network of Democracy Practitioners (By Invitation Only) |
Thursday, March 8th |
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| 9:00 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. | Closed Meeting of Experts: Network of Democracy Practitioners (By Invitation Only) |
| 2:00 p.m. -- 2:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks, OAS Main Building* Representatives of the following institutions: Dean Claudio Grossman, American University Washington College of Law Mariclaire Acosta, General Secretariat of the OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS |
| 2:30 p.m. -- 4:00 p.m. | Access to Justice and the Rule of Law, OAS Main Building* Roberto Cuellar, Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos Maria Tereza Sadek, Foundation Getulio Vargas, Brazil Eduardo Bertoni, Due Process of Law Foundation David Lovatón, Instituto de Defensa Legal (moderator) |
| 4:30 p.m. -- 6:00 p.m. | Access to Justice: Best Practices and Challenges, OAS Main Building* Natalia Ponce, Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Américas (CEJA) Sandra Serrano, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) David Lovatón, Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL) Eric Olson, OAS (moderator) |
| 6:30 p.m. | OAS Reception, OAS F Street Building**
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Friday, March 9th |
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| 9:00 a.m. -- 10:30 a.m. | The Protection of Vulnerable Groups in the Inter-American Human Rights System, WCL Room 603*** Sarah Paoletti, University of Pennsylvania Law School Macarena Saez, Washington College of Law Mario Solórzano, Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos Claudia Martin, Washington College of Law (moderator) |
| 10:45 a.m. -- 12:15 p.m. | Overview of the Current Status of the Inter-American Human Rights System's Case Law, WCL Room 603*** James Cavallaro, Harvard University Emilia Segares, Inter-American Court of Human Rights Juan Carlos Arjona, Universidad Iberoamericana Robert Goldman, Washington College of Law (moderator) |
| 12:15 p.m.--2:00p.m. | Lunch Break Lunch will be provided |
| 2:00 p.m. -- 3:30 p.m. | Political and Judicial Role of the Inter-American Human Rights System's Bodies: Challenges Ahead, WCL Room 603*** Diego Garcia-Sayan, Judge on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Ariela Peralta, Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) Carlos Ayala, Comisión Andina de Juristas, Venezuela Dean Claudio Grossman, Washington College of Law (moderator) |
| 3:45 p.m. -- 5:15 p.m. | Current Challenges in the National Implementation of Inter-American Human Rights System's Standards and Decisions, WCL 603*** Maria Paula Saffon, DeJusticia, Colombia Gaston Chillier, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Pablo Saavedra, Inter-American Court of Human Rights Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Washington College of Law (moderator) |
| 5:15 p.m. -- 5:30 p.m. | Conclusion, WCL 603*** |
Saturday, March 10th |
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| 9:00 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m. | Closed Meeting od Expeorts on the Inter-American Human Rights System (By Invitation Only) |
*Organization of American States
17th Street and Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
**Organization of American States
1889 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
****American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
