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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The Organization of American States (OAS) today presented an initiative to strengthen the role of the judiciary in the protection of the environment, which included the designation of four representatives of the Supreme Courts of the region as Goodwill Ambassadors for Environmental Justice in the Americas.
The designated judges are:
• The President of the Supreme Court of Argentina, Ricardo Lorenzetti
• The President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Chile, Sergio Muñoz
• The Minister of the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil, Antonio Benjamin
• The Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico Alfredo Gutierrez Ortiz Mena.
The initiative led by the OAS is called "Caring for our Common Home from the Judiciary: Guaranteeing More Rights for More People in the Americas." In addition to the designations announced today, the project includes the training of judges in environmental material, the development of an operating model for the judiciary, and developing a portal on environmental rule of law in the Americas.
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