Inter-American Juridical Committee

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The Inter-American Juridical Committee is a specialized advisory body of the Organization of American States that promotes the progressive development and codification of international law in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body ⓘ
international legal body ⓘ
specialized organ of the Organization of American States ⓘ
affiliation Inter-American system ⓘ
composition independent jurists ⓘ
documentTypeProduced draft conventions ⓘ
guidelines ⓘ
reports ⓘ
resolutions ⓘ
studies ⓘ
electedBy General Assembly of the Organization of American States ⓘ
field inter-American law ⓘ
international law ⓘ
public international law ⓘ
formedBy Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
function conducts studies on international law ⓘ
cooperates with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and other legal bodies ⓘ
issues advisory opinions on juridical matters ⓘ
prepares draft international legal instruments ⓘ
promotes uniformity in the law of the American states ⓘ
hasAbbreviation CJI ⓘ
IAJC ⓘ
headquarters Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus principal advisory body on juridical matters of the OAS ⓘ
locatedIn Brazil ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
meetingFrequency regular sessions ⓘ
meetsIn Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
memberCount 11 ⓘ
membershipType independent experts elected in a personal capacity ⓘ
parentOrganization Organization of American States ⓘ
partOf Organization of American States ⓘ
purpose codification of international law in the Americas ⓘ
harmonization of the legislation of the American states ⓘ
progressive development of international law in the Americas ⓘ
promotion of the observance and application of international law in the Americas ⓘ
study of juridical problems related to the integration of the developing countries of the Americas ⓘ
reElection members may be re-elected ⓘ
regionServed Americas ⓘ
OAS member states ⓘ
scope juridical matters of common interest to the American states ⓘ
termLength four years ⓘ
worksWith General Assembly of the Organization of American States ⓘ
Permanent Council of the Organization of American States ⓘ

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Inter-American system → includesBody → Inter-American Juridical Committee ⓘ
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad → organization → Inter-American Juridical Committee (as drafting body, indirectly) ⓘ
linked to: Inter-American Juridical Committee