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IIº  SOUTH AMERICA-U.S. SYMPOSIUM ON LAW AND JUSTICE


Stetson University Tampa Florida / Florida Coastal School of Law Jacksonville Florida
Center for Law and Public Policy

JUNE 2007

 

The Florida Coastal School of Law Center for Law and Public Policy, and the Stetson University college of Law will present a symposium and short course for the participants in a delegation visiting from various judicial circuits in Argentina, including the City and Province of Buenos Aires, Mercedes and Usuahia, Tierra Del Fuego. 

 

Represented in the delegation are distinguished jurists and lawyers including judges, lawyers, members of Unidos Por la Justicia, (a non-governmental organization (NGO) concerned with judicial reform),   and representatives of the following organizations:  Colegio de Mgistrados de la Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires (Judges’ Association), Federación Argentina de la Magistratura (judges’ association from all the country—all provinces), Asociación Nacional Mujeres Juezas (National Association for Women Judges), and the Universidad Católica Argentina (The Catholic University).  The symposium is the product of a collaborative initiative between Argentina legal institutions and the FCSL Center for Law and Public Policy, with the colaboration of the Stetson University. 

 

The idea was first proposed during the week-long visit of Center Executive Director, Eric Smith, to Buenos Aires and Cordoba in August of 2003, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Subsequently, the first South America-U.S. Symposium on Law and Justice program with 16 participants was presented April 5-7, 2006.

Dr. Santiago Otamendi and Dr. Luis Velasco suggested the symposium/short course might serve as a pilot program which could be extended in the future to other countries in Central and South America for legal education in the United States and this second symposium represents another step in that direction.

 

The symposium and short course will feature lectures from distinguished professors, visits to state and federal courthouses and conferences with numerous judges.  Participants will visit with judges for the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida and the United States District Court and Magistrate Judges for the Middle District of Florida. 

 

Also included will be a tour of the City of Jacksonville’s Victim Services Center and the correctional facilities in Duval County (John Goode Pre-Trial Detention Facility).

 

Academic Coordination: Patricia Gomez (Stetson University), Eric Smith (Florida Coastal School of Law), Santiago Otamendi (Unidos por la Justicia).

 

ITINERARY

 

SUNDAY, June 24

 

  • 6:30 am

Arrival Miami International Airport. Van Rental, Driving to Tampa (3/4 hours)
  • 13.30 pm

Arrival to Stetson University Campus.
 

Free Afernoon

 

MONDAY, 25        

  

  • 8.00 am

Breakfast
  • 9.00/12.00 am

Internation Criminal Law Professor Elen Pogdor
  • 12.30/13.30 pm 

Lunch with Professor Podgor and Dean Assitance Patricia Gomez 
  • 14.30/16.30 pm

Visit to Tampa Penitentiary or U.S. Constitutional Law

      

TUESDAY, 26          

 

  • 7.30 am 

Breakfast
  • 8.00 am

Depart to 2 º District Court en Tampa
  • 9.30 am

Hearings on the 2º District Court -Small Claim/Civil issues-
  • 11.30 am

Meeting Dean Salcines.

  • 12.30 am 

Luncheon
  • 14.30 pm

Meeting with Federal Judge and Prosecutor Paul Perez
  • 15.30 pm

Jury trials  and Plea bargaining. Selecting Office of Tampa´s Courthouse
  • 16.30 pm

Hispanic Ybor Citytour

       

WEDNESDAY  27

 

  • 8.00 am   

Breakfast
  • 9.30 am     

Depart to Jacksonville

          

  1. Arrive in Jacksonville and Hotel Check-In with Professor Eric Smith
  • 15.00 pm

An Unsubstantiated Theory of Judicial Decision-Making – Professor Gerald Moran.

                      

  1. Mediation and How It Changes the Dynamics of the Civil Justice System-

Judge Robert Cowles.

  1. Welcome Reception- Meet the Hispanic Bar Association of Jacksonville.
  • 18.30 pm

Dinner Hosted by the Center for Law and Public Policy and the Hispanic Law Student Association.

                        

THURSDAY 28

  

  • 7.30 am

Breakfast.

  • 8.45 am

Welcome and introduction to FCSL—Dean Peter Goplerud
  • 9:00 am

Domestic Violence- An Update on Statutory and Case Law Issues in the U.S. for Argentinian Judges- Professor and Former State of Illinois Judge Thomas Hornsby.

  • 9: 45 am

Emerging Areas of Case and Statutory Law in the U.S: Animal Rights Law- Professor Elizabeth DeCoux.
  • 10:45 am   

Coffee Break and questions from Participants.

  • 11:00 am

Florida Practice and Procedure/Penalties for Predatory Lending Practices- Professor Elizabeth – Professor Fred Tromberg.

  • 12:00 noon

Luncheon with Judges, Law Students and Professors.

  • 1:30 pm        

Visit to the New United States Courthouse and Observation of Federal Courts in Session; meet with US Judges and Federal Magistrate Judges
  • 3:15 pm

Visit to the Duval County Courthouse; Observe State of Florida Courtrooms and Trial in Progress; Meet 4th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Donald Moran, County Court Judge Roberto Arias, and others.
  • 5:15 pm

Tour of the John E. Goode Pre-Trial Detention Center.

  • 6:30 pm 

Recognition Dinner in Honor of Judge Santiago Otamendi and the Argentine Delegation, hosted by Maddox-Horne Law Firm and Professor Eric Smith

                  

                   

FRIDAY 29

 

  • 8:00 am 

Breakfast
  • 9:15 am  

Tour of Jacksonville’s Comprehensive Victim Services Building-Remarks from Prof. Smith-Founder
  • 10:00 am 

Trial Techniques and Jury Selection; Selected Topics and Networking with Hispanic Lawyers.

  • 11:00 am

Afternoon at Leisure.

 

SATURDAY 30.

Breakfast
Departure.