Past Law & Policy in the Americas Conferences
2011: 12th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
12th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
Gainesville, Florida
May 9, 2011
2011 Conference Agenda [PDF 22KB]
2010: 11th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
Montevideo, Uruguay
May 17 and 18, 2010
The Center for Governmental Responsibility’s Eleventh Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas was held May 17 and 18, 2010, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The 2010 conference will feature day-long workshops and discussions on selected topics, including:
- Reform of Criminal Procedure in Uruguay
- Trade, Business, and Dispute Settlement
- Agro-Ranching and the Environment
- Financial Crime & Street Crime
- Comparative Perspectives on the Environmental/Human Rights Link in the Americas
- Emerging Legal Issues in Uruguay and the Americas
The conference examined current legal issues in the hemisphere, while continuing to strengthen our partnerships throughout the region.
Collaborators for the conference are the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, the United States Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay, Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura, Universidad de la Republica, Universidad Catolica, Universidad de Montevideo, and Universidad de la Empresa.
2009: 10th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Gainesville, Florida
May 11 and 12, 2009
The Center for Governmental Responsibility’s Tenth Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas was held May 11-12, 2009, in Gainesville, Florida. The 2009 conference will feature day-long workshops and discussions on selected topics, including:
- Judicial Reform
- Crime
- Land and Resource Tenure in the Americas
- Agro-Ranching and the Environment
- Human Rights and Environmental Justice
- Perfecting the Uruguayan Business Model
The conference will examine current legal issues in the hemisphere, while continuing to strengthen our partnerships throughout the region.
2008: 9th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 26-28, 2008
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
May 28-30, 2008
The Center for Governmental Responsibility’s Ninth Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas will be held May 26-30, 2008, in Rio de Janeiro and in Curitiba, Brazil. The 2008 conference will feature day-long workshops and discussions on selected topics, including:
- The Financial War Against Organized Crime & Terrorism
- Property Rights, Land Tenure and Reform, and Rural Violence
- Human Rights
- Lessons and Challenges of MERCOSUR’s Trade, Business, and Dispute Settlement Systems
- Best Practices in Judicial Reform in the Americas
- Legal Education, Professional Responsibility & Ethics
- Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Sustainability
The conference will examine current legal issues in the hemisphere, while continuing to strengthen our partnerships throughout the region.
Collaborators for the conference are the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, the law faculty at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), the Ministerio Publico of the state of Parana, Brazil, the Law and Policy in the Americas Program at the University of Florida and the Florida Journal of International Law.
2007: 8th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
Holiday Inn-West
Gainesville, Florida
April 11-12, 2007
The Center for Governmental Responsibility’s Eighth Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas will be held April 11-12, 2007, in Gainesville, Florida.
The 2007 conference will feature day-long workshops and discussions on selected topics, including:
- Brazilian Perspectives on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
- Street Crime, Organized Crime & Terrorism, Combating Their Threat to Economic and Political Stability in the Americas
- Parliamentary Reform: Increasing Effectiveness, Transparency and Oversight
- New Directions in Property Law and Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Human Rights
- Lessons and Challenges of MERCOSUR’s Trade, Business, and Dispute Settlement Systems
- Justice Reform
- Legal Education, Professional Responsibility & Ethics
- Environment & Agriculture
The conference and workshops are designed to define and develop a research agenda for the 2008 conference, scheduled to be held in Brazil. The conference will examine current legal issues in the hemisphere, while continuing to strengthen our partnerships throughout the region.
Collaborators for the conference are the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, the law faculty at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO), the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida, the Law and Policy in the Americas Program at the University of Florida and the Florida Journal of International Law.
Conference Agenda [29 Kb PDF]
2006: 7th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
JW Marriott Hotel
Miraflores, Lima
May 25-26, 2006
Creating a Consensus for Justice Reform in Peru
The University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Seventh Annual Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas Conference was held May 25-26, 2006, in Lima, Peru. It was sponsored by the UF Center for Governmental Responsibility and the UF Law & Policy in the Americas Program. Conference sponsors in Peru included the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, the Instituto de Defensa Legal and Justicia Viva.
The conference addressed the rule of law and justice reform throughout the Americas. Agenda items included justice reform in Peru, citizen security and human rights, alternative dispute resolution, economic integration, legal education and professionalism, emerging market standards, appellate systems, and property rights.
Participants in the conference included attorneys, judges, members of the academic and business communities, policy makers, and law enforcement representatives from throughout the Americas. Registration was limited to 100 attendees.
Conference Program
English [200kb PDF] | Spanish [203kb PDF]
Supporting Organizations
EMP Global L.L.C.
Everett J. Santos CEO
Latin America Group
Bounty Fresh
Florida
United States Embassy, Lima, Peru
For Further Information:
Jon Mills
Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Law and Director of
Center for Governmental Responsibility
University of Florida Levin College of Law
P.O. Box 117629
Gainesville, FL 32611-7629
Phone: 352-273-0835; Fax: 352-392-1457
e-mail: mills@law.ufl.edu
2005: 6th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
Gainesville, Florida
May 15-16, 2005
The University of Florida Levin College of Law’s annual international meeting of Latin American experts, “Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas,” is scheduled for May 15-16, 2005, in Gainesville, Florida, at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The Conference also includes an optional discussion about terrorism in the Americas on Tuesday, May 17, at the Levin College of Law.
The overall focus of the conference is to develop a template that we will use in analyzing justice systems in selected countries throughout the Americas, beginning with Peru. We will open with an examination of the current justice reforms in Peru, and examine the justice systems of Peru, Chile, and the United States. We will be identifying ways that justice systems complement or impede the challenges of Business Investment and Trade Negotiations, Terrorism, Dispute Resolution, and Property Rights. Participation in the conference is limited to 100 attendees, including lawyers, policy makers, law professors, judges, law students, business owners, and law enforcement representatives.
The conference agenda includes five plenary sessions covering five topics and two breakout sessions to discuss the formal presentations. The sessions include speakers from the United States, Peru, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Mexico.
Conference Agenda
Download here [40KB PDF]
2004: 5th Annual Conference on Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas
June 24-26, 2004
Costa Rica Marriott Hotel
San Jose, Costa Rica
The University of Florida Levin College of Law’s annual international meeting of Latin American experts will be held outside the United States this year, for the first time. We have accepted the invitation of our long-time collaborator, the University of Costa Rica Faculty of Law, to travel to San Jose, Costa Rica, for the 2004 conference.
The conference agenda will include three general sessions and six workshops featuring specific legal and policy issues facing us today. The workshop sessions will include speakers from the United States, Costa Rica and the Americas.
Workshop topics for the 2004 conference are:
- Legal Education and Professionalism
- The Human Right to Property and Sustainable Development
- Decentralization, Property Taxation & Valuation
- Conflict Resolution
- Economic Integration in the Hemisphere
- Proportional Response Under Rule of Law to Organized Crime & Terrorism
We have reserved space for 150 participants in the conference, so early registration is important. The deadline for returning the attached registration form to us is April 24, 2004.