Second Annual Meeting on Human Rights Webcasts

Friday, March 9th

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The protection of vulnerable groups in the Inter-American Human Rights System
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
James Cavallaro, Harvard University
Emilia Segares, Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Juan Carlos Arjona, Universidad Iberoamericana
Robert Goldman, Washington College of Law (moderator)

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Political and judicial role of the Inter-American Human Rights System's bodies: Challenges ahead
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
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)