Inter-American Convention Against Corruption

»Fighting Corruption: Binding commitments, with international legal and political consequences

The Inter- American Convention against Corruption, approved in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1996, was a milestone in this field. At the time of its adoption, many still questioned whether international cooperation against corruption should be the subject of an international treaty. 

Adoption of the Inter- American Convention against Corruption demolished the arguments of those who refused to accept binding commitments, with international legal and political consequences in this area.
 

» Derechos Humanos: Fortalecimiento del Sistema mediante un esfuerzo sostenido

El Sistema es hoy más transparente. Hemos ido avanzando en darle a la Corte y a la Comisión la mayor autonomía institucional posible. El Sistema de los Derechos Humanos ha cumplido para la OEA un papel didáctico e ilustrativo entorno a la participación exitosa y efectiva de la sociedad civil en las tareas de la Organización.

El Sistema Interamericano está más activo que nunca. Sin duda, contamos con un mayor consenso entre los Estados miembros, con mejores reglamentos y mayor admisibilidad, con mayor participación de la sociedad civil, con un uso más amplio y efectivo de las funciones del relator, en particular con respecto a la libertad de expresión.

» The Summit of the Americas Process

In every sense, the Miami Summit broke down the walls that separated north from south in our Hemisphere and brought to an end a troubled period in our history. Thereafter it was the union of principles that guided Inter-American relations. That meeting established the commitment of all to a united, strong, and democratic Hemisphere moving toward well being, progress, and peace through free trade and economic development with equity. The Miami Summit rekindled the will to work together to overcome the many challenges facing the Americas. It was the first hemispheric meeting that included the prime ministers of Canada and the Caribbean states, as well as the first at which all the leaders of the Americas had been democratically elected.
 

Cumbre de las Américas