GLOBAL LAW AND POLICY FOR THE AMERICAS PRESENTS:
CONSTITUTIONALISM, TRADE, SOCIAL JUSTICE,
& SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AMERICAS:
Lessons from the 2020 Global Pandemic
Bringing together experts to discuss the most pressing lessons
we are learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as these
issues pertain to the Americas and to international relations
WEBINAR SERIES
February 11 & 25 • March 11 • April 15 & 22
10-11am US CST; 17:00-18:00 Rome
March 18
10-11am US CST; 16:00-17:00 Rome
The Series will consist of six webinars from February 11th-April 22nd on the following topics:
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Social Justice (February 11, 2021)
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on International and Global Law (February 25, 2021)
- Lessons from COVID-19 for Sustainability: Health and Climate Change (March 11, 2021)
- International Trade in the Time of COVID-19 (March 18, 2021)
- COVID-19 and Latin America: The Impact on the Inter-American System of Human Rights (April 15, 2021)
- COVID-19 and Trends on Constitutionalism: A Comparative Approach (April 22, 2021)
Follow-up Discussion on ‘Global Challenges, Local Solutions,’ March 10, 2022
News Stories on Webinars
- UH Global Law and Policy for the Americas webinar examines lessons from the pandemic
- Webinar hosted by UH Law Center’s Initiative on Global Law and Policy details how pandemic led to international expansions of executive power
- Initiative on Global Law and Policy webinar outlines impact of COVID-19 on human rights in Europe and Latin America
- UH Law Center’s Initiative on Global Law and Policy discussion analyzes pandemic’s impact on global commerce
- Energy law and health law experts draw parallels between climate change and COVID-19 crises in discussion hosted by UHLC's Initiative on Global Law and Policy
- Pandemic-related challenges can create positive transformation of international law, scholars say during webinar hosted by UHLC's Initiative on Global Law and Policy
- Panelists examine inequity caused by the global pandemic and vaccination distribution during discussion hosted by UHLC's Initiative on Global Law and Policy
- Initiative on Global Law and Policy at UH Law Center to host international speaker series
- UH Global Law and Policy for the Americas webinar examines lessons from the pandemic
ORGANIZERS
Elizabeth Trujillo
Mary Ann & Lawrence E. Faust Professor of Law
Founding Director, Global Law & Policy for the Americas
Sabrina Ragone
Professor of Comparative Law, University of
Bologna Center for Latin American Studies
SPONSORS
Global Law and Policy for the Americas, University of Houston Law Center
• University of Bologna Center for Latin American Studies
• American Society of International Law – Latin American Interest Group
CENTRO STUDI SULL'AMERICA LATINA
