Pictured (from left): Diego Sierra Laris, Jaime Chávez Alor, Justice Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, Justice Belen, and Michael Fernandez. Photo credit: Vance Center On May 15, the Vance Center and the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana de Abogados) brought together two distinguished judicial actors, Hon. Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice and Hon. Ariel E Belen, retired Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, for a timely discussion surrounding judicial independence. Over the hourlong conversation, the two judges outlined the parallels and contrasts between the... read more
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Vance Center Continues Judicial Independence Series with Conversation on the New York and Mexican Judiciary
Posted on May 25, 2024
Vance Center Co-Organizes Panel Discussion on Mexico’s Rule of Law
Posted on April 23, 2024From left, Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor with panelists Diego Sierra Laris, Ambassador Roberta Jacobson (ret.), Veronica Yepez, and Jorge Sepúvelda García. Photo: Vance Center On April 16, the Vance Center‘s Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor moderated a timely panel discussion on Mexico’s current rule of law landscape, entitled “Mexico’s Rule of Law at a Crossroads: Examining Challenges and Prospects.” The conversation, co-organized with the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana de Abogados) and the New York City Bar Association, brought together subject experts from legal and government backgrounds to address key challenges and pathways forward ahead of... read more
WIP Chapters Survey Women’s Representation in Peru and Celebrate Leadership in Mexico
Posted on December 4, 2023Panelists speak during an event presenting the results of WIP Peru’s survey on women’s representation in Peruvian law firms, November 24, 2023. Photo credit: WIP Perú On November 24, Peruvian chapter WIP Perú presented the results of its “2023 Survey on the Presence and Professional Growth of Female Lawyers in Leading Legal Firms.” The study, conducted and analyzed by Datum Internacional, collected data from 45 law firms in Peru, which were selected based on their inclusion in high-profile legal databases such as the Legal 500. The event began with an overview of the survey results, followed by an engaging panel... read more
Vance Center, FLAM and CONATRIB Host Inter-American Dialogue on Judicial Independence in Mexico
Posted on October 25, 2023Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chávez Alor and invited speakers at the Inter-American Dialogue on Judicial Independence in Mexico City, October 2023. Photo: Vance Center The inspiration for this regional dialogue emerged from recommendations set out by members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in a thematic hearing on judicial independence during the IACHR’s 186th Period of Sessions, in Los Angeles in March. The Vance Center and co-organizers aimed to foster an honest conversation about the primary obstacles and threats impacting the independence of judicial actors across the region, and to establish a durable collaboration network as well as a... read more
Vance Center Produces Assessments of Judicial Independence in 4 Latin American Countries
Posted on September 29, 2023Over the last two months, the Vance Center, in coordination with the Latin American Federation of Judges (FLAM) and local judges’ associations, produced country-specific assessments of judicial independence in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia, building on a series that kicked off with the first assessment, of Bolivia, in March 2023. In a parallel series of virtual events to launch the assessments for each country, judges and experts have discussed the main conclusions, as well as ideas on how to confront attacks and address institutional challenges. Each assessment includes a basic outline of the legal and institutional framework that establishes rules... read more