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
Service Activities
Mark Bauer, Benched Vis Team, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, USA, 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
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and made recommendations on the Sudan Fact-Finding Mission Interim Report. The purpose of the project was to increase the protection of the rights of lawyers in Sudan through (1) conducting a fact-finding mission to gather information on rule of law concerns, particularly reported cases of arrest of lawyers, and to assess the ability of lawyers to exercise freely the right to freedom of expression, beliefs, association, and assembly, as well as (2) writing a fact-finding mission report with recommendations for ensuring the independence of the legal profession and respect for the rule of law in Sudan, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, February 2020
Luz Nagle, Served on the International Programs Faculty Committee, Stetson University College of Law, January 2020
Paul Boudreaux, Attended and participated in AALS Annual Conference and various meetings, AALS Annual Conference, Washington, DC, DC, USA, January 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed the IBAHRI’s Turkey Trial observation – Indictments of Members of International Human Rights Organizations Final Report. . In collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists, IBAHRI conducted a trial observation in Turkey related to the sixteen individuals accused by prosecutors of leading protests against the Government of Turkey over the redevelopment of Gezi Park in Istanbul in 2013. The principle underpinning the basis of trial observations is the right to a fair and public trial found in several international and regional human rights instruments, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, January 2020
Luz Nagle, As a Trustee, reviewed and approved grant involving Investigation and Documentation of Torture in Latin America, IBA Human Rights Institute Trust, January 2020
Luz Nagle, Continuing appointment to the IBA Poverty and Social Development Committee for 2020 term, International Bar Association Legal Practice Division, January 2020