University of Florida Law

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University of FloridaLaw Policy in the
Americas Program

• CGR Board of Advisors Meeting
• February 9-10, 2006
• Gainesville, FL

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Law Policy in the Americas Program

• Sponsoring UF Centers
• Center for Governmental Responsibility, Levin
  College of Law
• Center for International Business Education and
  Research (CIBER), Warrington College of Business
• Center for Latin American Studies
• International Center

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Law Policy in the Americas Program

• Research Agenda
• Legal Component, 2006 Latin American Business
  Environment Report
• Justice Economic Development
• Military Justice Democracy

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Law Policy in the Americas Program

• Technical Support in Regional Judicial Reform
• Legal Procedural Civil Commercial Reform
  Project, Chile
• Model Proposal for the Establishment of Small
  Claims Courts in Chile

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Law Policy in the Americas Program

• Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar
• Law Policy in the Americas - LAW 6930
• Foreign Enrichment 2 Credits
• Spring 2006
• The course evaluates the development of legal
  systems in the Americas including a comparative
  analysis, utilizing visiting professors and law
  practitioners from throughout the Americas with
  wide ranging experience including high level
  government positions, private international law
  practice and technical assistance in regional
  judicial reform efforts. Topics include
  constitutional comparisons, trade and commercial
  development, alternative dispute resolution
  mechanisms, and citizen security and human rights.

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Law Policy in the Americas Program

• Increased Faculty Student Exchange
• Visiting Professors, Guest Lecturers
• Financial Markets Study Tour
• Student Exchange Opportunities in Latin America
• Legal Institutions of the Americas Study Tour

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Law Policy in the Americas Program

• University of Florida
• 7th Annual Conference on Legal Policy Issues in
  the Americas
• Creating a Consensus for Justice Reform in Peru
• May 25th -26th, 2006
• Lima, Peru
• http//www.law.ufl.edu/cgr/conference/

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University of Florida Law Policy in the
Americas Program

• Meredith Fensom, Director
• fensom_at_law.ufl.edu