The Inter-American Juridical Committee will hold its 106th regular session at its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 10-14, 2025.

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. As part of the Secretariat for Legal Affairs, the Department of Internacional Law provides secretariat services and technical support to the CJI.

Current Topics:

1. The exceptional use of force in the inter-American context
Rapporteur: Dr. Luis García-Corrochano Moyano

2. The principles of international law on which the inter-American System is founded, as the normative framework that governs the work of the Organization of American States and relations among member states
Rapporteur: Dr. George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo

3. Strengthening the accountability regime in the use of information and communication technologies
Rapporteur: Dr. Martha del Carmen Luna Véliz

4. Legal implications of the sea level rise in the inter-American regional context
Rapporteur: Dr. Julio José Rojas Báez

5. Corporate responsibility of manufacturers and sellers of weapons in the area of human rights
Rapporteur: Dr. Alejandro Alday González

6. Approach to the new outer space law
Rapporteur: Dr. José Luis Moreno Guerra

7. Impact of technologies based on Artificial Intelligence on human rights, with a special focus on children and adolescents
Rapporteurs: Dr. Ramiro Gastón Orias Arredondo and Dr. Alejandra Valencia Gartner

8. Updating of the 2020 Inter-American Model Law 2.0 on Access to Public Information
Rapporteur: Dr. Luis García-Corrochano Moyano

9. Selection procedures and representativeness in the context of judicial independence
Rapporteur: Dr. Nienke Grossman

This resolution was unanimously approved at the regular session held on August 15, 2024, by the following members: Doctors Julio José Rojas-Báez, Eric P. Rudge, George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo, Alejandro Alday González, Ramiro Gastón Orias Arredondo, Cecilia Fresnedo de Aguirre, Martha del Carmen Luna Véliz, Nienke Grossman, José Luis Moreno Guerra, Alejandra Valencia Gartner and Luis García-Corrochano Moyano.