The Inter-American Juridical Committee
(CJI) held its 105th regular session at
its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from
August 7 to 16, 2024.
In the course of
the session the CJI adopted a report on " the
participation of victims in criminal proceedings
against acts of corruption," to help promote
regional guidelines in this area based on
procedural participation of civil associations
and private, individual, and collective victims
of acts of corruption. It also proposes the
development of mechanisms that promote the
harmonization of regional criminal procedural
legislation consistent with international law
and that ensure reparations are effectively
comprehensive.
The Committee continued
to work on topics on its agenda, including:
Exceptionality in the use of force in the
inter-American context; The principles of
international law on which the inter-American
system is based; Strengthening the
accountability regime in the use of information
and communication technologies; The legal
implications of sea level rise in the
inter-American regional context; Corporate
responsibility of manufacturers and sellers of
weapons in the area of human rights; and Update
of the 2020 Model Inter-American Law 2.0 on
Access to Public Information. It also added a
new item to its agenda, entitled: Selection
procedures and representativeness in the context
of judicial independence.
During the
session, the CJI played host to a large number
of experts on international law and members of
international organizations, who participated as
guest lecturers at the forty-ninth Course on
International Law. The course had a diverse
agenda, composed of various topics, such as:
conflict resolution and arbitration, foreign
investment, human rights, electoral observation,
the law of the sea, migration and internal
displacement, and international humanitarian
law.
The Committee will convene next year
at its Rio de Janeiro headquarters from March 10
to 14, 2024.
As part of the
Secretariat for Legal Affairs, the Department of
Internacional Law acts as technical secretariat
of the CJI.
The CJI serves as
advisory body on juridical matters to the OAS.
Its main duty involves the promotions of the
progressive development and codification of
international law.
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