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Please join the Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab and the Inter-American Dialogue in a timely discussion.

Democratic backsliding is presenting enormous challenges for the rule of law in Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent years, several democratically elected leaders, once in power, have turned their back on basic guarantees such as electoral integrity, freedom of expression, and judicial independence. The silver lining of such decline has been the work of independent courts which have acted as a check on the abuse of executive power.

EVENT AGENDA:

• Brief opening remarks by Rebecca Bill Chavez, Inter-American Dialogue President & CEO (@RebeccaBillChav)
• An overview of recent judicial rulings and relevant context in their country from each Justice
• A conversation analyzing trends and lessons learned from a regional perspective, moderated by Amrit Singh, Executive Director, Rule of Law Impact Lab, Stanford Law School
• A 15-minute Q&A portion based on questions submitted by the audience in advance (submitted prior to the event)
• Closing Remarks by Tamara Taraciuk Broner, Director, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@TamaraTaraciuk)

CONFIRMED PANELISTS INCLUDE:

• Daniela Salazar Marin
  Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador (@dsalazaca)
• Luis Roberto Barroso
  Justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil (@LRobertoBarroso)
• Sidney Blanco
  former magistrate, Constitutional Chamber of El Salvador’s Supreme Court