World Law Congress countdown

The World Law Congress will take place in Barranquilla (Colombia)

The countdown has begun for the World Law Congress, an international event to be held in Barranquilla (Colombia) on December 2 and 3, 2021.

This World Law Congress, organized by the World Jurist Association and held for the first time in this Latin American country, will bring together more than 200 high-level speakers to discuss the Rule of Law and how it affects the development of Nations in more than 52 panel discussions on different topics in only two days.

Our consulting firm, Gericó Associates, will participate as co-organizer of the event and our partners from Spain, Colombia, Chile and Peru will attend along with the more than 1500 people who will gather, including judges, lawyers, magistrates, professors, prosecutors, academics, notaries and students from 140 different countries.

The 27th edition of the Biennial Congress of the World Jurist Association (WJA) coincides with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution of Colombia, so democracy and peace will be the main themes of the event, which will be attended by famous leaders such as the King of Spain, Felipe VI, Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, and Ivan Duque, President of Colombia.

World Law Congress program

The event will be opened by Javier Cremades, president of the World Jurist Association; Pablo Casado, president of the Partido Popular in Spain; Wilson Ruiz Orejuela, president of the Organizing Committee; Viviane Reding, vice-president of the WLF and the European Commission; José Igrega Matos, president of the International Union of Magistrates; and Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval, first lady of the Republic of Colombia.

On the Spanish side, illustrious lawyers will also be present, such as Mª Eugenia Gay (WJA Spain, WLF and Barcelona Bar Association), Adrián Vázquez Lázara (European Parliament), Mariano Jabonero (OEI), Manuel Aragón Reyes (Constitutional Court: T. C.), Jesús Remón (Uría Menéndez), José María Alonso (Madrid Bar Association), Baltasar Garzón (WLF), Encarnación Roca (T. C.) and Manuel Aragón Reyes (T.C.), among many others.

The event is divided into different panels, organized by theme:

December 2, 2021

1. Conversations on the pandemic
   • Fundamental Rights and Constitutional in a State of Emergency I
   • Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Jurisdiction in a State of Emergency II
   • Covid-19, opportunity or detriment to gender equality?
   • Economy, legal security, stability and inequality in the aftermath of the pandemic.
   • Human rights and sustainable access to health.
2. Debates on digitalization
   • Artificial intelligence and the rule of law.
   • Law and technology: technology contracts.
   • Law & entertainment.
   • New technologies and model laws in the fight against illicit trade and transnational organized crime: a path to peace?
3. Working Groups on the Rule of Law and Democracy
   • Human Rights and Justice: fundamental pillars in the strengthening of democratic systems
   • Human Rights Education
   • The possible Mexico
   • Rule of Law and Democracy
   • International Tribunals: Dialogues on Human Rights and the Rule of Law
   • Rule of Law, the new geo-strategy of defense and legal security
   • The Rule of Law Response to Serious Health Crises: Emergency Powers
   • Rule of law and due process
   • Investment finance and security in a global world
   • Arbitration in Africa: developments and challenges
   • The future of higher education: a dialogue in the marketplace
   • Mayors of the world
   • Justice, Human Rights and Lawfare
   • “Respecting votes” as a reinforcement of the rule of law in Africa
   • Separation of powers: independence of the Judiciary
   • The Right of Defense
   • Judicial Independence
   • Democracy, representation and political control
   • Distortion of the Rule of Law
   • International Criminal Court and/or Universal Justice
   • Tolerance, Freedom and Representative Democracy
   • Transnational Crime and Corruption: Protecting Judicial Independence
   • Community Law: regional integration
   • Competition and Energy Law. View from the point of view of international arbitration
   • Democracy and the Rule of Law: the perspective of students and young lawyers
   • The concept of the Republic in times of pandemic
   • The advisory function in the Rule of Law
   • Refugees and migratory movements in the face of economic crises and political conflicts
   • Rule of Law and Defense of the Constitution in Mexico
   • Freedom of expression and the press
   • Quality university education, a key factor in the jurists of the future
   • Taxpayers’ rights as a central element in the preservation of the Rule of Law

December 3, 2021

1. Plenary Session
2. Closing ceremony of the XXVII World Law Congress and presentation of the World Peace & Liberty Award to Colombian Democracy
3. World Peace & Liberty Award Ceremony for Colombian Democracy
4. Closing ceremony of the World Law Congress

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