2018 SNX (South-North Exchange Conference)

2018 SNX (South-North Exchange Conference)

Antigua, Guatemala

May 17-19, 2018

From Extraction to Emancipation: Development Reimagined

Draft Program

Thursday, May 17

5:00pm-8:00pm

Film and Opening Panel: 500 years by Pamela Yates

500 YEARStells the epic story that led Guatemala to a tipping point in their history, from the genocide trial of General Rios Montt to the popular movement that toppled President Otto Perez Molina. While indigenous peoples of Guatemala are no stranger to oppression, after the recent events that took place over a tumultuous three-year span, change finally seems possible with popular society’s outcry to end corruption.As witness to this heroic moment in Guatemalan history,500

YEARSdocuments the beginning of the end of an unaccountable rule of law, and a society ready for change. Focusing on universal themes of justice, racism, power and corruption,500 YEARStells the story from the perspective of the majority indigenous Mayan population, and their struggles in the country’s growing democracy.

Speakers:

Aura Elena Farfán, FAMDEGUA(to be invited)

Judge Miguel Ángel Galves (to be invited)

Judge Yasmín Barrios (to be invited)

Edgar Pérez, Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos (to be invited)

Moderator: Raquel Aldana and Luis Arnoldo Mogollón

Friday, May 18

Breakfast at hotel

9:00am–10:00am(60 minutes)

Panel 1: Collective Memory and Reparations for Past Crimes (60 minutes)

Post-Conflict Pluralism—Rachel Lopez, Drexel University School of Law

"Paz, Paz—Que Entre Dos Bandos No Hay Más!"—Camilo Romero, Fundador, ReGeneración Colombia

Razing the Dead: International Human Rights Law and the Treatment of "Slave" Burial Grounds—Ursula Tracy Doyle, Northern Kentucky University

10:00 am-11:00am

Panel 2: Anti-Corruption and Transparency(60 minutes)

Structures of Corruption: Varieties of Corruption and the Institutionalization of Impunity—Lisa Iglesias, University of Miami School of Law

Fighting Corruption for Inclusive Development: Lessons from Guatemala and Brazil—Patricia Ferreira, Windsor Law

Transparency and Due Process in Guatemala’s Criminal Courts: Byron Vargas Sosa v. Republic of Guatemala—Jasmin Mize, UDC David A Clarke School of Law

11:00am- 11:15am Coffee Break(15 minutes)

11:15am-12:15pm

Panel 3: Anti-Corruption and Transparency (60 minutes)

States of Coup: Are They Ever Legitimate or Deserving of Recognition?—Darin Johnson, Howard University School of Law

Corruption v. Democracy in Latin America: How it Creates More Poverty—Sagrario Feliz

Challenging Corruption in Latin American Politics—Hernando A. Estévez, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá- Colombia

12:15pm-1:15pm

Panel 4: Indigenous Self-Determination (60 minutes)

The Q’eqchi’ Struggle: How a Mayan People Significantly Advanced Human Rights in Guatemala in 2017—Michael Larrick, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law

Guatemala-Focus on Mayan Justice or Self-determination— Julie Davies, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Asserting Control: Navajo Nationalism and Meaningful Indigenous Self-Determination—Ezra Rosser, American University, Washington College of Law

1:15pm–2:45pm Hosted Lunch (90 minutes)

Keynote Speaker:

Thelma Aldana—Guatemala Attorney General (to be invited)

2:45pm-4:05pm

Panel 5: Indigenous Self-Determination (80 minutes)

Tar Sands and Pipelines: First Nations of Canada and Their Fight Against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline—Mark Harris, University of British Columbia

The Commodification of the Native in the 21st Century—Sarah Fowler, University of Bristol

Families Working Together: A Non-profit on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota—Heather A. Hathaway Miranda and Jerome High Horse

Can Guatemalan Copyright Laws Protect Textile Designs Created by Indigenous People?—Paul Figueroa, USAID-Guatemala

4:05pm-4:20pm – Coffee Break (15 minutes)

4:20pm to 6:20pm

Panel 6: Economic Exploitation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Justice (120 minutes) [adjust time or create two panels]

Whiteness as Property—Sumi Cho, DePaul University College of Law and Terry Smith, DePaul University School of Law

Reforming Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms—José Roberto Juárez, Jr., University of Denver, Sturm College of Law

The Dilemma of Serving Two Masters? Big Business, the Environment, and the Shibboleth of Social Justice in India—Badrinath Rao, Kettering University

Justicia Constitucional Ambiental (Environmental Constitutional Justice)—Mario Mancilla—The San Carlos and Mariano Gálvez Universities (Environmental Law Master Programs)

From an Ameliorative to a Transformative Energy Politics—Patricia S. Mann

Moving from Footnote to Forethought: Animal Law in Guatemala—Courtney Lee, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

6:20pm-7:30pm

Hosted Reception

Dinner on your own

Saturday, May 19

Breakfast at hotel

9:00am-10:30am

Panel 7: Conversation with Environmental Justice Activists in Guatemala (90 minutes)

Moderated conversation with Environmental Justice Activists in Guatemala—(to be invited)

10:30am-10:45am: Coffee Break

10:45am-12:05pm

Panel 8: South-North Migrations (80 minutes)

The Impact of Removal on Guatemala and its Nationals—Yolanda Vásquez, University of Cincinnati College of Law

A Right to Stay Home for Central Americans—Raquel Aldana, UC Davis School of Law

U.S. and Mexico’s Immigrant Crime Victim Protections—Evelyn Cruz, Arizona State University and Dra. Maria Auxiliadora Moreno Valenzuela, University of Sonora

Rethinking Removal: Protection Needs of Repatriated Guatemalan Children, Karen Baker, Georgetown University Law Center

12:05pm-1:50pm: Hosted Lunch (90 minutes)

Guest Speaker: Silvia Irene Palma Calderón, Executive Director of INCEDES (to be invited)

1:50pm-3:10pm

Panel 9: South-North Migrations (80 minutes)

Navigating Legal Uncertainty for Migrants—Jennifer Chacón, UC Irvine School of Law

The Face of New South Migration to Bible Belt: Tennessee’s Sanctuary and Exclusion Laws—Karla McKanders, Vanderbilt School of Law

Redefining Unlawful Presence—Andrew Tae-Hyun Kim, Syracuse University College of Law

Post Hurricane Maria: Puerto Ricans as Internally Displaced Persons—Sheila I. Vélez Martínez, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

3:10pm-4:10pm

Panel 10: Labor Rights (60 minutes)

Scorched Border Litigation: How Employers of Temporary Foreign Migrants

Attempt to Block Access to Justice—Briana Beltran and Lizbeth Cordova, Cornell Law School

The 2017 Labor Reform in Brazil: Main Normative Changes and Impacts to Workers—Isabela Fadul de Oliveira, Federal University of Bahia (Brasil)

4:10pm-4:30pm Coffee Break

4:30pm-5:30pm (60 minutes)

Panel 11: Social Impact Advocacy: A Critical Justice Toolkit—Francisco Valdes, University of Miami School of Law and Steven Bender, Seattle University Law School

Dinner on your own