Archive

3 Jul

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and design flexible policies to control corruption in the justice systems in Latin America

29 Nov

EVENT | Human Rights and Grand Corruption: What Role for International Law?

Monday, December 3, 2018 3:00 – 5:00 pm   Inter-American Dialogue 1155 15th St NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 RSVP *Livestream available* Recent grand corruption scandals in Latin America provide ample evidence of corruption’s direct and negative impact on human rights. From defective dialysis treatment to earthquake-prone infrastructure, bribes weaken government services and oversight […]

2 Nov

Anticorruption Experts Present Recommendations to Advance the Democratic Governance Agenda Ahead of the VIII Summit of the Americas

A historic wave of corruption scandals across the Americas is eroding trust in public institutions, unleashing new citizen demands to improve governance and rule of law. We have before us an unprecedented opportunity to raise awareness of the costs of corruption and take concrete steps to combat it. In April 2018, at the VIII Summit […]

3 Jul

The victims and transitional justice are they serving the Latin American states to international standards?

31 Oct

Latin American Courts: Putting an End to the Impunity of the Past? The Cases of Argentina, El Salvador and Perú

DPLF and WOLA organized a discussion with regional experts that focused on the latest developments in the trials of the massacre of Barrios Altos in Peru and of the massacre of El Mozote and the Amnesty Law in El Salvador, as well as the role of national courts and the impact of international law in […]

23 Jul

Judicial Decisions – Digest of Jurisprudence Vol. II

The complete and integrated texts of the 15 decisions included in the Digest of Latin American Jurisprudence on International Crimes can be found here. The information has been organized chronologically by country; each decision is identified by a reference name and number that are also used throughout the Digest for easy locating. Argentina CFCP – Causa 12821 – Molina […]

23 Jul

Judicial Decisions – Digest of Jurisprudence Vol. I

The complete and integrated texts of the 54 decisions included in the Digest of Latin American Jurisprudence on International Crimes, from the courts of 15 Latin American countries, can be found here. The information has been organized chronologically by country; each decision is identified by a reference name and number that are also used throughout the Digest for […]

13 Dic

Digest of Latin American Jurisprudence on International Crimes Vol. II

The Digest compiles and comments on decisions of great importance that invoke international law and constitute the base of a growing jurisprudence that protects and defends victims and their families.

1 Mar

Reflection on the role of the victims during transitional justice processes in Latin America

16 Dic

DPLF launches Digest of Latin American jurisprudence on international crimes Volume II in English

The second volume of the Digest of Latin American jurisprudence on international crimes is an update to the first one, published in 2010. This volume collects and analyzes innovative judgments from national courts that have applied international law in the prosecution of international crimes. Both works, written by Professor Ximena Medellín in coordination with DPLF, constitute a […]