On 19 October 2026, Ibero-American Colloquium No. 355 convened scholars, experts, representatives of international institutions and civil society organisations in a hybrid format to examine the various reform proposals for institutionalising Venezuela\u2019s justice system. The event was held in cooperation with the Andr\u00e9s Bello Catholic University (UCAB), in particular its Human Rights Centre, the Department of Comparative Law of its Legal Research Institute, and the \u201cTeresa de la Parra\u201d Open Chair in Women\u2019s Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Padre Arturo Peraza, SJ, Rector of UCAB, delivered welcoming remarks. Speaking on behalf of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPIL), Mariela Morales Antoniazzi outlined the theoretical framework of the ius commune<\/em> and of re-inter-Americanisation as applied to Venezuela\u2019s transition. Presentations were given by Professors Carlos Ayala Corao, Jes\u00fas Mar\u00eda Casal and Magaly V\u00e1squez; attorneys Marianna Romero and Beatriz Borges; Jos\u00e9 Luis Caballero, Vice-President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; and \u00d3scar Parra Vera, judge at the Special Jurisdiction for Peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The discussion delved into processes of judicial renewal and institutional reform from a transitional justice perspective. Participants assessed the Venezuelan case in light of comparative experiences, such as those of Ecuador and Guatemala, and of inter-American human rights standards. Speakers emphasised the need to ensure representation and pluralism throughout the reform, including a call to uphold the Venezuelan statutory requirement of gender parity in the composition of the judiciary. Civil society\u2019s monitoring role formed another focal point of the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All contributions underscored the importance of complying with established criteria and standards in order to secure an independent judiciary and prevent a mere distribution of political quotas. Transparency, adherence to clear rules, an assessment matrix covering the various dimensions to be weighed, public participation and civil society oversight were identified as key elements of this reform process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 19 October 2026, Ibero-American Colloquium No. 355 convened scholars, experts, representatives of international institutions and civil society organisations in a hybrid format to examine the various reform proposals for institutionalising Venezuela\u2019s justice system. The event was held in cooperation with the Andr\u00e9s Bello Catholic University (UCAB), in particular its Human Rights Centre, the Department […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[280,305],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coloquio-iberoamericano","category-venezuela"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"