Conference: I Congreso Internacional de Derechos Humanos / First International Congress on Human Rights

On September 17–18, 2026, the Law Faculties of Universidad Panamericana, Ave Maria School of Law, and Abat Oliba CEU will host the first International Congress on Human Rights, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The conference will address structural challenges facing the Inter-American Human Rights System across six panels covering: defense of cases and selection of judges and commissioners; control de convencionalidad, subsidiarity and margin of appreciation; the IACtHR and international standards; interpretation of the ACHR; substantive human rights issues; and proposals to strengthen the IAHRS. Four keynote addresses will be delivered by Judge Alberto Borea Odría (IACtHR), former ECtHR Judge Javier Borrego Borrego, former IACHR Commissioner Carlos Bernal Pulido, and IACHR President Edgar Stuardo Ralón Orellana. Sessions will be held in Spanish and English. Details are here.