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DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (DIL)
Inter-American Juridical Committee
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Welcome to the Committee
The Inter-American Juridical Committee (IAJC),
headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, is one of the organs through which the
Organization of American States (OAS) accomplishes its purposes.
The Committee serves the Organization as an advisory body on juridical
matters of an international nature and promotes the progressive
development and the codification of international law.
It also studies juridical problems related to the integration of the
developing countries of the Hemisphere and, insofar as may appear
desirable, the possibility of attaining uniformity in their legislation.
The Department of International Law serves as the technical
secretariat to the Committee.
Article 53 of the Charter of the Organization of American States
provides: "The Organization of American States accomplishes its purposes
by means of: ... d) The Inter-American Juridical Committee (IAJC)."
Chapter XIV of the Charter, in Articles 99 to 105, establishes a number
of rules to govern this advisory body. The Juridical Committee also has
Statute, which were adopted in 1972 by General Assembly resolution
AG/RES. 89
(II-O/72). Its
Rules of Procedure, originally adopted in 1972,
were amended by decisions of the Inter-American Juridical Committee (IAJC)
itself in 1976, 1986, 1987, and 1991.
Contact Us
INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL COMMITTEE
Avenida Marechal Floriano,
196 - 3 andar, Palacio de Itamaraty,
Centro 20080-002, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., BRAZIL
Phone (55-21) 2206-9903
Fax (55-21) 2203-2090
cjioea.trp@terra.com.br.
