CP/RES. 765 (1222/00)

CONVOCATION OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE JUSTICE STUDIES CENTER FOR THE AMERICAS

THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES,

HAVING SEEN resolutions AG/RES. 1 (XXVI-E/99), "Statute of the Justice Studies Center for the Americas," and AG/RES. 2 (XXVI-E/99), "Election of the Members of the Board of Directors," adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth special session, held in Washington, D.C. on November 15, 1999;

CONSIDERING:

That the aforementioned resolution AG/RES. 1 (XXVI-E/99) stipulates in the second transitory provision of the Statute of the Justice Studies Center for the Americas that until a site has been selected, the Center shall operate at OAS headquarters;

That the Permanent Council, in fulfillment of the decision taken by the General Assembly through resolution AG/RES. 2 (XXVI-E/99), elected the members of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center for the Americas at its regular meeting on January 19, 2000, on the basis of the rules set forth in the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly and the Statute of the Center; and
That the Permanent Council, through resolution CP/RES. 754 (1207/99), scheduled the Third Meeting of Ministers of Justice or of Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA) for March 1 to 3, 2000, at which time the Board of Directors of the Center is to present to the Meeting for its consideration the results of the evaluations of, and recommendations on, the member states' offers to serve as the headquarters site; and

RECALLING that the Permanent Council, at its January 19, 2000, meeting, took note of and transmitted to the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center for the Americas the offers to serve as the headquarters site presented by the delegations of Argentina, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Uruguay,

RESOLVES:

1. To convene the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center for the Americas for February 24 and 25, 2000, at the headquarters of the Organization of American States.

2. To request that the General Secretariat provide technical and administrative support for the first meeting of the Board of Directors, as necessary.

3. To instruct the Secretary General to conduct the activities described in the previous paragraph on the basis of specific voluntary contributions received for that purpose, in keeping with Article 17 of the Statute of the Justice Studies Center for the Americas.

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