Justice, Rule of Law and Security of the Individual
For more information on activities done in the area of Justice, please see
the following Web sites:

Miami  Summit of the Americas Santa Cruz Summit for Sustainable Development Santiago  Summit of the Americas Quebec City Summit of the Americas Special Summit of the Americas: Monterrey, Mexico January 12-13, 2004

Justice, Rule of Law and Security of the Individual mandates from
the Third Summit of the Americas

Justice, Rule of Law and Security of the Individual

The Quebec City Summit of the Americas addressed the multidimensional section of Justice, Rule of Law and Security of the Individual by dividing it into six parts: Access to Justice; Independence of the Judiciary; Hemispheric Meetings of Ministers of Justice; Combating the Drug Problem; Transnational Organized Crime; and Prevention of Violence.  To read about each section, please see the following links:

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Key documents in the area of Justice, Rule of Law and Security of the Individual:

• New: Justice, Rule of Law, and Security of the Individual : Summit Report 2001-2003 "Advancing in The Americas, Progress and Challenges"

• Justice Studies Center of the Americas

• Final Report of the Fourth Meeting of Ministers of Justice or of Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas

• United Nations Convention against Transnational Crime

• Anti-drug Strategy in the Hemisphere

• Information on the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM)

• Please click here to see the resolutions approved in the area of Justice, Rule of Law, and Security of the Individual at the OAS General Assemblies.