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Third Regional Conference on Justice and Development
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
The Third Regional Conference on Justice and Development was held under the auspicies of the Government and Supreme Court of Ecuador in Quito from 24 to 26 of July 2003.
In 1993 the First Regional Conference on Justice and Development marked our institution?s first venture into judicial reform. Ten years after that milestone for the Bank, this third conference took stock of a decade of judicial reform and the Bank?s efforts to support processes that strengthen democracy in the region. Judicial authorities from the region and subject-matter experts were invited to the event with the aim of identifying lessons that would guide us in better supporting countries in this area.
PANEL 1: INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY OF JUDGES
PANELISTS:
Keith Henderson, Senior Rule of Law Advisor and contributor to the Book "Guidance for Promoting Judicial Independence and Impartiality" published by the United States Agency for International Development.
Alvaro Herrero, Rule of Law Anvisor, IFES.
Comentators:
Alva Montenegro de Fletcher, Attorney General, Panama.
José Rolando Quesada, Magistrate and ex President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala. Presentation
Fabian Corral, Representative of the Ecuadorian Coalition for Justice.
PANEL 2: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REFORM
PANELISTS:
Juan Enrique Vargas, Executve Director for the Justice Studies Center for the Americas.
Cristian Riego, Academic Director for the Justice Studies Center for the Americas.
Commentators:
Mariana Yépez, Attorney General of the Republic of Ecuador.
Mario Coriolano, Public Defender of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Vilma Cecila Morales Montalvan, President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras.
PANEL 3: JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION
PANELIST:
Santos Pastor, Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Commentators:
Luis Paulino Mora, President of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica. Comments
Linn Hammergren, Senior Public Sector Management Specialist, World Bank.
Ellen Gracie Northfleet, Minister of the Supreme Federal Tribunal and Vice-President of the Superior Electoral Tribunal of Brazil. Presentation
Enrique Tamariz, Member of the National Judicial Council of Ecuador. Presentation
PANEL 4: TOWARD A FUTURE AGENDA FOR JUSTICE REFORM
PANELIST:
Margaret Popkin, Executive Director of the Due Process of Law Foundation, Washington DC.
Commentators:
Luis Pásara, Research Professor from Legal Matters Division, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico D.F.Comments
Mauricio González Cuervo, Executive Director, Corporación Excelencia de la Justicia, Colombia.
Carlos Villaverde Gomez, Interim Executive Director, FINJUS, Dominican Republic. Presentation
Claudio Valdivia, Lawyer in Charge of the Area of Justice Fundación Paz Ciudadana, Chile. Presentation
PANEL 5: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE REFORM
PANELISTS:
David Varela, Public Sector Management Specialist, World Bank.
Gita Welch, Group Leader, Institutional Development Group, United Nations Development Program. Comments
Javier Laorden, General Council Member, Justice Branch of Spain. Presentation
Horst Schoenbohm, Principal Advisor Criminal Procedure Reform, GTZ, German Technical Cooperation.
Jenny Murphy, Rule of Law Specialist, Office of Democracy and Governance, U.S. Agency for International Development. Presentation
Carlos Cordovez, Senior Modernization of the State Specialist, State, Governance and Civil Society Division, Inter-American Development Bank.
Other Documents from the Conference:
Luis Paulino Mora, President of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica. Speech given during the ceremony to honor the Presidents of the Supreme Courts of the Americas as special guests of the city of Quito by General Paco Moncayo Gallegos, Mayor of Quito. Speech
Gregorio Rosa Chavez, President of CARITAS, Latin America. Comments on the strengthening of transparency and accountability of the justice system: the role of civil society. Comments
Judicial Independence Survey Results
Last updated: 01/16/07
