Luz Nagle, As a US State Department legal expert, hosted a group of Afghan judges and prosecutors to Stetson where they attended my international law class, engaged with students, and discussed ways to improve investigation and prosecution of corruption cases, strengthen asset confiscation, and increase transparency and internal controls within the justice system to eliminate undue influence, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, USA, March 2020
Service Activities
Timothy Kaye, Completely re-built the website of the Stetson Journal of Advocacy and the Law, Stetson University College of Law, March 2020
https://www2.stetson.edu/advocacy-journal/
Luz Nagle, As a member of the ABA Latin America and the Caribbean Council, I reviewed several CVs and participated in 4 interviews to pick the LAC Staff Director, ABA Latin America and the Caribbean Council, March 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, conducted fiscal oversight and review of the IBAHRI Trust ICC Internship Programme Funding Recipients April 2019 – March 2020 Final Report. The Trust granted the IBAHRI ICC Programme €15,000 to fund its interns between April 2019 and March 2020. The interns receive financial assistance for 5-6 months. Interns support the IBA ICC Programme in monitoring and promoting fair trial standards and the rule of law at the International Criminal Court (ICC), IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, March 2020
Mark Bauer, Benched Vis Team, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, USA, February 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed funding project on Lawyers at Risk, and the Role of Bar Associations Interim Report. The first of these projects aimed to support the Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers in the development of his report on the role of bar associations in protecting lawyers; as well as to develop the lawyers at risk toolkit. The Toolkit for Lawyers at Risk can be accessed on the IBAHRI website here: https://www.ibanet.org/Human_Rights_Institute/Toolkit-on-Lawyers-at-Risk-project.aspx). The Toolkit is currently being translated into Russian, as the IBAHRI plans to launch the training for lawyers based on the Toolkit in Central Asia later this year, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and approved Engaging with the UN on the Role of Lawyers at the Peaceful Protests Interim Report. IBAHRI held various activities to engage with the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of freedom to peaceful assembly and of association, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020
Luz Nagle, Worked on revision of the the IBA Draft Climate Crisis Statement and added two key points: The IBA encourages lawyers to engage with current and future legislative efforts to address the climate crisis and consider by, “Supporting proactive laws and policies to address future risk to vulnerable and potentially vulnerable populations.” The IBA recommends bar associations, law societies and similar bodies around the world to consider, “Engaging law schools on training the next generation of lawyers on advocacy, representation, lobbying, and legislating on ways to mitigate climate change and provide for adaptation to its effects in a manner that respects human rights.”, International Bar Association Committee on Poverty, February 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, participated in drafting the Final Report on the Investigation into the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The IBAHRI Director acted as legal expert and adviser for the UN Rapporteur on extrajudicial killing to do a preliminary investigation), IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020