Inter-American Juridical Committee

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advisory body international legal body specialized organ of the Organization of American States

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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Label	Occurrences
Inter-American Juridical Committee canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advisory body ⓘ international legal body ⓘ specialized organ of the Organization of American States ⓘ
affiliation	Inter-American system NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition	independent jurists ⓘ
documentTypeProduced	draft conventions ⓘ guidelines ⓘ reports ⓘ resolutions ⓘ studies ⓘ
electedBy	General Assembly of the Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
field	inter-American law ⓘ international law ⓘ public international law ⓘ
formedBy	Charter of the Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ IAJC NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquarters	Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	principal advisory body on juridical matters of the OAS ⓘ
locatedIn	Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
meetingFrequency	regular sessions ⓘ
meetsIn	Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberCount	11 ⓘ
membershipType	independent experts elected in a personal capacity ⓘ
parentOrganization	Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Council of the Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ

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