Out Now: The 50th anniversary of the first Inter-American specialized conference on private international law. The future of private international law in the Americas by Dante Mauricio Negro Alvarado

The Department of International Law (Secretariat for Legal Affairs) of the Organization of American States (OAS) has just published in essay form the lectures delivered during the 49th Course on International Law, which was held on 5 -16 August 2024. For more information, click here.

The book features the following piece: The 50th anniversary of the first Inter-American specialized conference on private international law. The future of private international law in the Americas by Dante Mauricio Negro Alvarado (in English, p. 295-335). This is a must-read for Private International Law academics and lawyers from the region and beyond.

As indicated in the publication, Dante Mauricio Negro Alvarado graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, where he also pursued postgraduate studies in International Economic Law. He holds a master’s degree in International Law and Human Rights from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He has worked at the OAS  (Washington, D.C.) since 1995 and served as Director of the Department of International Law of that Organization since 2006. He is Technical Secretary of the Inter-American Juridical Committee.