Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas

We recently wrapped up the conference, engaging academics, policymakers, the private sector, and indigenous community leaders in discussions about Latin America’s sustainable and inclusive globalization.

In our discussions, we urged participants to consider how Latin America can leverage the revival of industrial policy in developed countries to advance its own regional industrial policy and position its interests in the international economic law agenda. Regional coordination emerged as a key tool for LatAm to maximize the benefits of winning the “critical minerals lottery,” better engage in digital trade discussions, and promote higher labor standards.

Our keynote speaker, Ambassador Lubiske, highlighted the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity as a forum where countries in the region sharing common values can advance economic prosperity and integration.

During our final sessions, government officials, private sector representatives, and indigenous leaders discussed better models for economic development in the region. The importance of integrating SMEs and leveraging regional competitive advantages was emphasized. Speakers discussed practical questions such as addressing migration challenges, securing financing, and ensuring regional coordination to materialize an inclusive and sustainable model for Latin America.

We're thrilled to create a space that puts LatAm’s interests at the forefront. Join us in more conversations on how to work together towards !
To read a full recap of the event and watch panel videos, visit the CAROLA website: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/carola/our-work/latin-america-political-economy-and-globalization/ 📚🎥

"Para no invisibilizar a los pueblos Atacameños, se debe repensar el estatuto capitalista y el significado de las palabras “comercio” e “inversión”, para que estas no sean un preludio hacia la destrucción de nuestras formas de vida ancestrales" - Alexis Romero at the LAPEG Conference 2024!

"In order not to make the Atacameño peoples invisible, we must rethink the capitalist status and the meaning of the words "trade" and "investment", so that these are not a prelude to the destruction of our ancestral ways of life" - Alexis Romero at LAPEG Conference 2024!

"La forma en la que la economía puede cumplir una función de prosperidad compartida es a través de inversión, innovación, sostenibidad, digitalización y vocaciones regionales." - Altagracia Gómez en la Conferencia LAPEG 2024!

"The way in which the economy can fulfill a function of shared prosperity is through investment, innovation, sustainability, digitalization and regional vocations." - Altagracia Gómez at the 2024 Lapeg Conference!

The LAPEG Conference Keynote Fireside Chat with Ambassador Lisa Kubiske discussed the opportunities that APEP offers for the Latin America Region!

The LAPEG 2024 Conference is here! Join us this Friday for our public sessions which will feature a keynote address by Ambassador Kubiske to discuss the U.S new engagement strategy with LatAm, APEP. Our panels will also feature government, business, and civil society leaders coming together to discuss the path for a more inclusive and sustainable globalization model in Latin America! See you there!

The LAPEG Conference is one week away! It will feature Ambassador Lisa Kubiske, U.S. Senior Official for the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) as a keynote speaker. Register here to attend in person or via zoom https://forms.gle/2dxaya859REPnUsn9

THE COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED!

Join us at Georgetown University Law Center on April 19 for the 2024 Conference of the Latin American Political Economy and Globalization Program (LAPEG): Towards and Inclusive and Sustainable Model of Globalization.

The LAPEG 2024 Conference will gather scholars, policymakers, and other stakeholders working on innovative approaches to international trade and investment in Latin America. Our goal is to build a bridge between similar conversations occurring in the United States, Europe, and the Global South.

LAPEG is a joint initiative of CAROLA Georgetown Law and Centro de Derecho, Regulación y Economía Sustentable from Universidad de Valparaíso.

Please register here: https://lnkd.in/dpEhe3uS

LAPEG WATCHLIST ✅ 🧐👀: LAPEG is following Brazil’s new industrial policy, which established six guiding missions, including the digital transformation of industries, as well as raising biofuel use, cutting industry carbon emissions, and enhancing biodiversity.

For more information, read Brazil’s press release titled “Brasil ganha nova política industrial com metas e ações para o desenvolvimento até 2033” at https://www.gov.br/mdic/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2024/janeiro/brasil-ganha-nova-politica-industrial-com-metas-e-acoes-para-o-desenvolvimento-ate-2033, as well as Catherine Osborn’s Foreign Policy weekly Latin America Brief titled “Lula Tries His Hand at Industrial Policy” (January 26, 2024) accesible here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/26/brazil-lula-industrial-policy-economy-mission-mazzucato/

LAPEG Watchlist 👀 ✅: LAPEG follows how Professor Mariana Mazzucato from the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose addresses the profound political and economic shifts occurring in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

LAC countries face significant structural challenges, including reliance on natural resources, low productivity, weak institutions, and limited fiscal space.

For more insights on Prof. Mazzucato’s work, check her report on “Transformational change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A mission-oriented approach” (ECLAC - January 2023), where the key insights from this post are taken from. https://lnkd.in/e-q_Zukx

LAPEG WATCHLIST ✅ 👀 🔍 : This week we want to share with you how Dani Rodrik challenges industrial policy myths and proposes to rethink governments' role in economic growth

LAPEG WATCHLIST 🧐✅👀: This week we want to share with you how the UK's recent proposal for a comprehensive industrial strategy could be a potential opportunity for Latin America!

LAPEG WATCHLIST 👀✅🔍: This week we want to share with you our thoughts on the EU's three-pillar approach to economic security and its possible opportunities for Latin America!

What is the role of Latin America in the Global Economy?

MEET THE LAPEG TEAM! Introducing our Research Associate Ana Isabel Abad

MEET THE LAPEG TEAM! Introducing our Research Associate María Belén Paoletta

MEET THE LAPEG TEAM! Introducing our Program Director, Enrique Boone Barrera!

MEET THE LAPEG TEAM! Introducing Professor Nicolás M. Perrone

MEET THE LAPEG TEAM! Introducing our Faculty Director, Professor Alvaro Santos.

LAPEG is a project that aims to be a catalyst for change in Latin America and incubate cutting-edge ideas for the region. If you are interested in learning more about this project be sure to not miss any of our upcoming posts!

CAROLA is pleased to introduce one of our current projects: Latin America Political Economy and Globalization (LAPEG). If you want to learn more be on the lookout for our posts about this exciting project in the following days!

Listen to the latest episode of Trade Talks Podcast featuring our Faculty Director Alvaro Santos and learn about the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, why it was an important negotiation point after NAFTA and it’s realities! Available on all podcast platforms 🎧

2023 is about to end and CAROLA has a lot to look back on✨⭐️. From incredible research, to exciting events and more our 2023 was very busy. Don’t miss out on any of our updates by joining our mailing list using the link on our bio or http://tinyurl.com/CAROLAmail 🔗

Did you know which are the top 10 firms that represent States and Investors in international investment disputes?🕵️‍♂️ 🌎

Learn more ISDS in numbers in the link in our bio!🔗 💻 📲 https://isdslac.georgetown.edu/ and law.georgetown.edu/carola/

What information will you find on our ISDS website? HERE IT IS!

If you are interested in learning more about the current state of ISDS in the Latin American and Caribbean Region don't miss out on our website that features all of the above in numbers! 🔢

Learn more ISDS in numbers in the link in our bio!🔗 💻 📲 https://isdslac.georgetown.edu/ and law.georgetown.edu/carola/

Are you interested in learning more about the world of international investment arbitration and how it looks in Latin America and the Caribbean? Our website on ISDS is a great place to start! We follow investment disputes in the region and compiled all the available information in a comprehensive way, showing you ISDS in numbers and a policy brief that captures possibilities for the region!🌎 📚

Learn more ISDS in numbers in the link in our bio!🔗 💻 📲 https://isdslac.georgetown.edu/ and law.georgetown.edu/carola/

Be on the lookout for our 2023 Holiday Newsletter, where we will be announcing the latest update to this website and data bases!

If you still have not watched our last event where we discussed with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Senator Elizabeth Warren about the possibility of the Americas being free of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), you can watch the full event on our YouTube page here: https://youtu.be/MuV7ENUW66M?si=gVffmNTNH4EksjWG

This insightful event was hosted in collaboration with Rethink Trade, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), and Georgetown Center on Inclusive Trade and Development (CITD)

White Paper Presentation: A Path for an ISDS-Free Americas On October 25, we presented the unveiling of a white paper titled “Turning the Tide: How to Harness the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity to Deliv...

If you missed the Turning the Tide ISDS event on Wednesday, you can catch up here: https://buff.ly/3Sj9kkj

The event opened with a fireside chat featuring Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
Rethink Trade, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and Georgetown Law’s Center for Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas (CAROLA) and Center on Inclusive Trade and Development (CITD) unveiled a White Paper that provides a roadmap to the international and domestic legal pathways for countries in the western hemisphere to extract themselves from the ISDS regime.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gave closing remarks.

And don't forget to read the paper which inspired the webinar: https://buff.ly/45NjQn7

WEBINAR: Turning the Tide: How to Deliver an Americas-wide ISDS Exit The event will open with a fireside chat featuring Nobel Laureate Joe Stiglitz. Rethink Trade, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and Georgetow...

Join us TODAY at 1:30 pm ET for the launch of the White Paper "Turning the Tide: How to Harness the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity to Deliver an ISDS-Free Americas" in an exciting virtual event featuring Senator Elizabeth Warren and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz!

This project was in collaboration with Rethink Trade, Georgetown's Center on Inclusive Trade and Development, and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. The White Paper delineates the legal pathways for using President Biden's Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) to exit the Investor-State Dispute Settlement regime within the region.

Featuring:
- Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, in conversation with
- Professor Alvaro Santos, Faculty Director of the Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas at Georgetown Law
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
- Lori Wallach, Director, Rethink Trade
- Daniel Rangel, Research Director, Rethink Trade
- Mario Osorio Hernandez, Senior Fellow, Center on Inclusive Trade and Development, Georgetown Law
- Ladan Mehranvar, Senior Legal Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Register to attend through this link tinyurl.com/LatamICSIDexit

CAROLA Georgetown in partnership with Rethink Trade, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), and the Center on Inclusive Trade and Development (CITD), proudly invites you to our White Paper launch event this Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm ET. This exciting event features Senator Elizabeth Warren and Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz!

We will be presenting the White Paper "Turning the Tide: How to Harness the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity to Deliver an ISDS-Free Americas"

This project delineates the legal pathways for using President Biden's Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) to exit the ISDS regime within the region.

Featuring:
- Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, in conversation with
- Professor Alvaro Santos, Faculty Director of the Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas at Georgetown Law
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
- Lori Wallach, Director, Rethink Trade
- Daniel Rangel, Research Director, Rethink Trade
- Mario Osorio Hernandez, Senior Fellow, Center on Inclusive Trade and Development, Georgetown Law
- Ladan Mehranvar, Senior Legal Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Register to attend through this link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turning-the-tide-how-to-deliver-an-americas-wide-isds-exit-tickets-742586926487

CAROLA Georgetown Law is pleased to announce our 2023 edition of the "Young Lawyers for the Rule of Law in the Americas" program in collaboration with the Georgetown University Latin America Leadership Program.

The program will bring together a cadre of 40 young lawyers with diverse backgrounds from the region with a vocation to advance the Rule of Law in their home countries and commitment to regional collaboration, cross-sectoral engagement, and creative problem-solving.

Learn more about the innovative virtual program for young lawyers (in Spanish) at https://lnkd.in/eN2aDsF6.

The deadline to submit your application is March 24.

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CAROLA Georgetown Law anuncia la segunda edición del Programa Young Lawyers for the Rule of Law in the Americas en alianza con Georgetown University Latin America Leadership Program.

El programa está diseñado para jóvenes abogados y abogadas con vocación y compromiso de promover el Estado de Derecho en las Américas y se llevará a cabo de manera virtual del 2 de mayo al 1 de junio de 2023.

CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA HASTA EL 24 DE MARZO
Consulte los requisitos y postúlese aqui: https://lnkd.in/gqc3wV46