From October 14 to 16, 2024, in Asunción, Paraguay, the VIII Jean Monnet Network BRIDGE Watch Seminar will take place, promoted by the Jean Monnet Network Policy Debate “BRIDGE Watch: values and democracy in EU and Latin America”, funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union.

During the three-day event, various academic activities will be held in a hybrid format, with the participation of 16 speakers from 8 different countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru.

Event Highlights:

October 14, 2024 | 18:00 (GMT–4) | Seminar “Paths to Democracy: Lessons from the European Union and Latin America”

The Seminar will take place at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the National University of Asunción, in a hybrid format, with the participation of the following speakers:

● Carlos Francisco Molina del Pozo – Professor at the University of Alcalá, Spain
● Diego Moreno Rodríguez – Member of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Representative of the Paraguayan Institute of Constitutional Law
● Jorge Enrique Bogarín González – Minister of the Superior Court of Electoral Justice of Paraguay
● Marcela Ríos Tobar – Former Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Chile (2022–2023)
● José María Costa Ruiz – Journalist and Director of Transparency and Public Access to Information of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay
● María Elodia Almirón Prujel – Member of the Civil, Commercial, and Labor Court of Appeals of Central, Paraguay

October 15, 2024 | 16:30 (GMT–4) | Training Course “Building Democracy in Latin America”

The course, aimed at public agents, jurists, and interested parties, will be held at the Superior Court of Electoral Justice of Paraguay, exclusively in person. The classes will be taught by:

● Manuel Becerra Ramírez – Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
● Roberto Ruiz Díaz Labrano – Professor at the National University of Asunción, Paraguay
● Ena Carnero Arroyo – Professor at the National University of Trujillo, Peru
● Beatriz Campuzano Díaz – Professor at the University of Seville, Spain

October 16, 2024 | 09:00 (GMT–4) | Workshop “Paths to Democracy: Lessons from the European Union and Latin America”

The Workshop will feature the presentation of scientific papers selected through a Call for Papers, in a hybrid format, and will take place at the Permanent Review Tribunal of Mercosur. The deadline for article submissions is September 26, 2024. Learn more through the link.

Registrations and Additional Information:

Registration for the event is free and can be done here.

For more information and access to the complete event schedule, click here.

The event is an initiative of the Jean Monnet Network Policy Debate “BRIDGE Watch: values and democracy in EU and Latin America”. This project, which aims to strengthen ties and mutual understanding between the European Union and Latin America, is a collaboration between 14 Latin American and European universities, led by the University of Lisbon and the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

This initiative is supported by Mercosur Permanent Court of Review; Paraguay Superior Court of Electoral Justice; Paraguay Attorney General’s Office; European Institute of University of Lisbon Law School; European Institute of International Studies (Sweden); Jean Monnet Chair at the Federal University of Santa Catarina; European Studies Group and Private International Law Research Center UFSC/CNPq.

Organizing Committee:

Nuno Cunha Rodrigues (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Aline Beltrame de Moura (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Roberto Ruiz Díaz Labrano (National University of Asunción, Paraguay)