Global Engagement Series
Cosponsored by the Latin American Society of international Law
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT

 

As part of its 2021 Annual Meeting (March 24-26), the American and Latin American Societies of International Law invite our members and colleagues from around the world to participate in a special series of sessions on “Reconceiving America's Global Role in the Biden Era: International Perspectives” focusing on regional issues of international law and policy that will be affected by the new Biden-Harris Administration.

This session will focus on Latin America in light of changes in the global legal order. What are the implications of the Biden administration for relations with Latin America in regards to international economic law, human rights and environmental law (including climate change), and their intersection? What are the implications for investment law and its reform, including in terms of its relation to potential positive obligations and counterclaims against investors for corruption and human rights and environmental violations? What are the implications of China’s economic rise and its investment and trade with Latin America? What is the current role of the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Human Rights system? What developments are occurring in the relations of international tribunals and domestic courts in Latin America in these substantive areas? Panelists will present a range of perspectives on these questions.

Speakers:
 

- Alberto do Amaral, University de São Paulo Faculty of Law
- Maria Teresa Infante, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- Lucinda Low (moderator), Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- Pedro Martinez-Fraga, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Jorge Viñuales, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law
 

These events are free and open to the public, but registration is required.

 

Please visit www.asil.org/events to register and receive the zoom link.

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