General Information - II Iberoamerican Summit of Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals of Justice




		General Information Date \| Place \| General Objective \| Agenda of the II Summit \| Work Methodology \| Members of the Delegations \| International Observers \| Reception and Transportation \| Accreditation \| Simultaneous Translation \| Lodging \| Financing \| Climate information \| Information on the Hilton Caracas Hotel \| Organizing Committee ¿Who's attending? (In Spanish) General Guide \| Instructions Date March 24, 25 and 26, 1999. Place Caracas, Corte Suprema de Justicia General Objective Evaluate the compliance of the policies and actions contained in the Caracas Declaration, in relation with matters of Judicial Organization, Corruption, Human Rights, and Drug Traffic defined in the I Follow-Up Technical Meeting. Agenda of the II Summit Judicial Organization Corruption Human Rights Drug Traffic Work Methodology For the development of the first four (4) Plenary Sessions it is set as methodology to begin the same with a presentation by one of the participating members about the results obtained during the execution of the Caracas Declaration of March, 1998. This presentation will contain the specific proposals of this II Iberoamerican Summit of Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals of Justice and its duration shall not exceed 20 minutes. In the First, Second, Third and Fourth Plenary Sessions, once the first phase is completed, 2 or 3 aspects will be debated relating to the main Topic of the Session, based on the previous presentation, by each of the participating members with purpose of establishing future judicial policies and actions. These deliveries will have a maximum duration of 20 minutes. In the Second Plenary Session, once the first phase is completed, the Court that will take cognizance of the Simulated Trial will be constituted with the purpose of establishing judicial policies against Corruption. About the Members of the Delegations The members of the delegations are the Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals of the Iberoamerican countries, or who represents in the Summit, the members of the Follow-up Technical Unit of the Caracas Declaration, and the eight instance judges of each Iberoamerican country who hold periodical meetings with the latter. About the International Observers The Organizing Committee of the Iberoamerican Summit of Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals of Justice will accredit the other Supreme Court and Tribunal officers or other representatives of the Judicial Power of the Iberoamerican countries that were appointed by the respective Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals to attend the Summit as observers, as well as the foreign guests that have been convoked by the Organizing Committee, also as observers, and must therefore receive, within the period established in the section of this document referred to accreditation, the forms for Personal Data Registration, and for the Medical Information Record. Reception and Transportation The Organizing Committee will schedule all things related to the reception and internal transportation of the Iberoamerican Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals, as well as that of the international observers, and will therefore need to be informed - before February 23, 1999 - about the following aspects: Date, airline, flight number and time of arrival to Venezuela. Number of delegates. Date, airline, flight number and time of arrival to Venezuela of the members of the delegation. Date, airline, flight number and time of departure from Venezuela of the participant. Date, airline, flight number and time of departure from Venezuela of the members of the delegation. Accreditation The accreditation process in the II Iberoamerican Summit of Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals of Justice, will be done according to the following steps: Delivery by the Organizing Committee, of the personal data and medical information registration forms, before February 12, 1999. Receipt of the personal data and medical information registration forms duly filled out, before February 23, 1999. Credentials can be picked up in the Accreditation Center that will be functioning on the Main Floor of the Supreme Court of Justice building on Monday March 22, and Tuesday March 23, 1999, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. The international delegates arriving in the country after 5:00 pm on Tuesday March 23, 1999, will receive their credentials when they check in at the hotel. Simultaneous Translation All interventions will be simultaneously translated to Spanish, Portuguese and English. Lodging The Iberoamerican Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals will take accommodations in the executive floors of the Hilton Caracas Hotel. The members of the Follow-up Technical Unit of the Caracas Declaration, and the other members of each foreign delegation, as well the international observers will take accommodations in standard floors of the Hilton Caracas Hotel. The Organizing Committee has made the necessary reservations to ensure the stay in Venezuela of the delegates and the foreign observers. However, the hotel has guaranteed these reservations until February 23, 1999, date on which the Organizing Committee must formalize its commitment, based on the confirmations received. In any case, expenses incurred for lodging will be paid according to the rules established in the section of this Guide that refers to financing. Financing The Organizing Committee will pay for all internal transportation, lodging, food, and non-alcoholic beverage expenses generated between March 23 and 27, 1999, by the Presidents of Supreme Courts and Tribunals of Justice, both from Iberoamerica and from all the other guest countries, as well as those expenses incurred for the same concepts, by the members of the Follow-up Technical Unit of the Caracas Declaration and by the eight (8) instance judges that complete each foreign delegation. The country which the President of Supreme Court or Tribunal of Justice, the member of the Follow-up Technical Unit of the Caracas Declaration, or the member of the respective delegation represents will assume the cost of air tickets. The cost of air tickets, and lodging and food expenses of the international observers that have been appointed by the Supreme Courts or Tribunals to attend the Summit, as well as those of the representatives of the multilateral entities, will be assumed directly by each one of them. Climate information on the city of Caracas, seat of the event Caracas, capital of Venezuela, is located in the valley formed between the Avila Hill and the Coastal mountain range, at some 900 meters above sea level, and its average temperature is of 23° C. Because it is located in the tropical zone, it does have remarkable climate changes. However, it is characterized by differentiating two seasons: the rainy season, from May to September, and the dry season, from October to April. In this second season-during which the Summit will be held- the average temperature rises to reach up to 28° C. Information on the Hilton Caracas Hotel Address: Avenida México, Caracas, 1010-A Apartado Postal: 6380 Caracas 1010-A Telephone: (58 2) 503-5000 Organizing Committee *General Coordinator* Dra. Cecilia Sosa Gómez President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Venezuela *Executive Secretary* Dra. Judith Núñez Merchán *Consultants* María Luisa Acuña Cándido L. Pérez Contreras Alvaro Leal Juan Francisco Corral Francisco Montes Guillermo Salas Isaías Villalba Ligia Bolívar Reyna Vera Jesús Ramírez Tomás Bernard ............................................................. Support of the World Bank Waleed Malik Homepage \| Background \| General Information \| Summit Program Activities \| Summit News \| Contact Judicial Organization \| Corruption \| Human Rights \| Drug Traffic Português \| Español