Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor (left) met with representatives from Latin American judicial associations and the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers (fourth from right) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo credit: Vance Center Spotlight on Judicial Independence Threats and Best Practices in Latin America The Vance Center and the Federación Latinoamericana de Magistrados (FLAM) kicked off a full week of activities with a panel discussion examining the state of judicial independence across Latin America at the World Jurist Association’s World Law Congress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The May 6 session, “Challenges... read more


