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The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
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Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
Judges from around the World Debate the Challenges of Environmental Justice at the OAS
August 23, 2018
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The Organization of American States (OAS) today opened the Global Symposium "Judiciary and the Environment: Adjudicating our Future," with the participation of Presidents of Supreme Courts and judges from around the world to discuss the challenges facing the judiciary in the application of environmental justice, at the headquarters of the Organization in Washington, DC.
The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, highlighted the central role of judges specialized in environmental law in balancing economic development and care for the environment. "Judges have the ability and the responsibility to create and promote ecological citizenship by enforcing environmental laws to achieve sustainable development based on justice, equity and the pursuit of peace," said the Secretary General at the opening of the event.
For his part, the President of the Conference of Chief Justices of the United States, Paul Reiber, said that the implementation of environmental justice is key in order for the judicial branch to fulfill its role in government. “Courts and the rule of law serve a master, and the master is called public trust," Reiber said.
The symposium includes four high-level interactive sessions that will address the following topics: Environmental Rule of Law: Emerging Principles and Trends; Climate Change, Pollution, and Judicial Remedies; Water Justice and Ecosystems; and Science Convergence in the Courtroom.
The Symposium is organized by the OAS and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE), the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Environmental Law Institute.
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