Events Prior to 2008
Resolving International Trade and Environmental Disputes
Alejandro Pastori, Professor of Law, University of the Republic School of Law, Montevideo, Uruguay
On October 12, 2006, Professor Pastori addressed the conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over the construction of paper processing plan on the Uruguay River. Pastori received his doctorate in law from the University of the Republic of Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1985. He received post-doctoral degrees from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) in public international law and in international trade and management.
International Human Rights
Sergio García Ramírez, president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
On September 30, 2006, Sergio García Ramírez, a Mexican jurist, law professor and former attorney general of Mexico, addressed students and faculty. A researcher with the Institute of Juridical Research, and a professor in the School of Law at National Autonomous University of Mexico, he discussed the role of the Inter-American Human Rights court in resolving conflicts. García Ramírez served in the cabinet of Mexican President José López Portillo as Secretary of Labor and then in the cabinet of Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid as Attorney General.
Latin-American Perspectives on the Death Penalty
Mauricio Ferrara Rodríguez, La Universidad de los Andes (The University of the Andes), Merida, Venezuela.
In April 2007, Professor Ferrara Rodríguez spoke to students and faculty. He is the author of countless books and articles on contract and pedagogical issues.
Retroactivity and the Rule of Law
Juan Vega Gomez
On October 29, 2007, Professor Gomez of the Mexican National Autonomous University Institute of Juridicial Science spoke to students and faculty.
Visiting Professor
Professor Gonzalez Marquez visited the School of Law from March 25-31, 2006. He is a professor at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM). He is also the director of the Mexican Environmental Law Institute, editor of the Mexican Environmental Legislation and a cooperating faculty of the University of Alicante Faculty of Law.
