The College of the West Indies (The UWI), Cave Hill Campus has signed an settlement with the Inter-American Court docket of Human Rights (IACtHR) that can lead to improved capacity-building, joint analysis alternatives and different areas of mutual profit for each establishments. The signing came about in parallel to the historic 166th Common Session of the IACtHR being hosted by the Cave Hill Campus from April 22 – 25.
The Court docket is in Barbados to listen to submissions about human rights and the local weather disaster in a sitting that has arisen from a request by the Republics of Colombia and Chile for it to present an Advisory Opinion on states’ obligations below the Inter American human rights system associated to the local weather emergency and human rights.
The framework cooperation settlement that has an preliminary three-year timeline was signed this afternoon by Professional Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Cave Hill Campus, Professor Clive Landis and President of the Court docket, Decide Nancy Hernández López. It was witnessed by Dean of the College of Regulation, Dr. Antonius Hippolyte together with representatives from each establishments.
Underneath the settlement between the Court docket and the College, there will probably be yearly skilled practicum programmes for workers and graduates of The UWI Cave Hill Campus in addition to scholar internships with the Court docket. Moreover, the events will host congresses, seminars, colloquiums, symposiums, conferences, and bilateral or multilateral boards.
Justice Lopez noticed that the present sitting has garnered 265 observations , the best ever acquired in its historical past. She lauded The UWI for its energetic engagement on this difficulty associated to the correct to a wholesome setting and justice and mentioned the Court docket regarded ahead to collaborations below the settlement.
Through the assembly, the President underscored a big alternative: “the Court docket is providing a scholarship tailor-made for a Caribbean particular person to bear a three-month authorized coaching program. This initiative goals to foster higher variety and inclusion inside the establishment”. Moreover, there was a transparent dedication from the Court docket to execute the Settlement and foster a mutually helpful educational trade between each establishments.
Professor Landis famous: “The local weather emergency may be very actual for Barbados and different Caribbean Small Island Creating States. I’m very proud that the Cave Hill College of Regulation, the One Ocean Hub and Collaborators have been invited to current submissions on the 166th Common Session of the Inter American Court docket of Human Rights (IACtHR) held in Bridgetown this week on Local weather Emergency and Human Rights. I’m moreover very happy to signal this historic Framework Cooperation Settlement with Justice Lopez, President of IACtHR as a sign of dedication and collaboration between our esteemed establishments within the furtherance of human rights.”
Different facet occasions involving the InterAmerican Fee on Human Rights and the College are scheduled for Wednesday night when the 2 establishments meet with different businesses and civil society actors in a closed session in addition to take part in a public panel dialogue within the Ralph Carnegie Lecture Theatre at Cave Hill campus.
