Since the beginning of this group, it was clear that this project was first and foremost a collective effort benefiting from the expertise, enthusiasm and passion of its members. We have gathered a group of librarians, professors, legal and regional experts with a keen interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. The names of our founding members as well as all our special contributors are as follows:
Anderson, Bianca – Miami, FL, USA
- No. 33: Education Through Televised Classes in Cuba and Community Efforts in Puerto Rico by Bianca Anderson and Ana Delgado (February 1, 2021)
- No. 30: Cuba’s Landmark Currency Unification Amidst Severe Economic Woes by Bianca Anderson (January 20, 2021)
- Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
- Anderson, Bianca – Miami, FL, USA
Aparicio Lopez, Maria del Rosario – Mexico City, Mexico
Atkinson-Flowers, Nadine – Kingston, Jamaica
Barajas, Ramon – Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bermudez, Indira – Geneva, Switzerland
Browne, Junior S. – Bridgetown, Barbados
Buck Kachaluba, Sarah – San Diego, CA, USA
- No. 70: Access to Information in Central America: Review by Sarah Buck Kachaluba (October 31, 2021)
- No. 52: Corruption, Migration and Upcoming Elections in Honduras by Sarah Buck Kachaluba (May 15, 2021)
- No. 51: Drastic Measures and Lack of Accountability in El Salvador by Sarah Buck Kachaluba (April 15, 2021)
- No. 50: Guatemala Between Migrants and International Aid by Sarah Buck Kachaluba (April 11, 2021)
- No. 49: The Northern Triangle Amidst Multiple Crises by Sarah Buck Kachaluba (April 11, 2021)
- Mexico + Central America
- Buck Kachaluba, Sarah – San Diego, CA, USA
Bulkan, Janette – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Cardoso, Susana – Geneva, Switzerland
Conti, Sara – Florence, Italy
De La Torre, Victoria – Denver, CO, USA
Delgado, Ana – Boston, MA, USA
Dina, Yemisi A. – Toronto, ON, Canada
Dos Santos, Mary Abigail – Washington, DC, USA
- No. 13: A Day in the Life of a Brazilian Court Librarian by Marilia Mello and Abby Dos Santos (November 23, 2020)
- No. 12: Remote Adjudication in the Brazilian Judiciary by Marília Mello and Abby Dos Santos (October 25, 2020)
- No. 11: Current Demands on Brazil’s Labor Courts by Daniela Majorie Akama dos Reis and Abby Dos Santos (October 17, 2020)
- No. 10: Special Update on Brazil by Abby Dos Santos and Marilia Mello (October 9, 2020)
- May 22, 2020: Mary Abigail Dos Santos reporting on Brazil
- Brazil
- Dos Santos, Mary Abigail – Washington, DC, USA
Fioravanti, Chiara – Florence, Italy
- No. 44: Strategic Tools and Agencies of EU-LAC Strategic Partnership by Ginevra Peruginelli, Sara Conti and Chiara Fioravanti (March 6, 2021)
- No. 43: EU and LAC Partnership: The Regulatory Framework by Ginevra Peruginelli, Sara Conti and Chiara Fioravanti (March 6, 2021)
- Fioravanti, Chiara – Florence, Italy
Floren-Romero, Marisol – Miami, FL, USA
Fuentes, Juan Andrés – Student Member
- No. 63: Access to Information on/for Venezuelan Refugees: Review by Juan Andres Fuentes (September 24, 2021)
- No. 25: Emergency Family Income (EFI) and the Most Vulnerable Sectors in Argentina by María Eugenia Naiaretti and Juan Andres Fuentes (December 26, 2020)
- No. 23: The Argentine Judiciary in Times of Necessary and Urgent Decrees by Barbara Krieger and Juan Andres Fuentes (December 22, 2020)
- No. 18: Clinical Vaccine Trials in Peru by Juan Andres Fuentes (December 7, 2020)
- No. 17: Peruvian Government’s Initial Reactions and First Measures by Juan Andres Fuentes (December 7, 2020)
- Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
- Fuentes, Juan Andrés – Student Member
Fuentes, María Angélica – Santiago, Chile
- No. 21: Chile’s 2020 Constituent Plebiscite by María Antonieta Ubillo and María Angélica Fuentes (December 16, 2020)
- No. 20: Economic, Social and Reopening Plans in Chile by María Antonieta Ubillo and María Angélica Fuentes (December 15, 2020)
- No. 19: First Steps in Chile between Changes in Government and Immunity Passports by María Antonieta Ubillo and María Angélica Fuentes (December 14, 2020)
- Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
- Fuentes, María Angélica – Santiago, Chile
Gardner, Robin – Canberra, Australia
Isom, David – San Diego, CA, USA
Jaen, Ulysses – Naples, FL, USA
- No. 58: Cryptocurrencies in Central America Amidst the Need for Vaccine Coordination by Ulysses Jaen (July 1, 2021)
- No. 57: Political Oppression in Nicaragua and Migrants from Central America by Ulysses Jaen (June 30, 2021)
- No. 35: Special Update on Mexico & Central America by Ulysses Jaen (February 5, 2021)
- June 19, 2020: Ulysses Jaen reporting on Mexico and Central America
- Mexico + Central America
- Jaen, Ulysses – Naples, FL, USA
Kim, Sooin – Toronto, ON, Canada
Krieger, Bárbara – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- No. 64: Access to Women’s Rights in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay: Review by Barbara Krieger (September 27, 2021)
- No. 28: A Brief History of Legalizing Abortion in Argentina by Barbara Krieger (January 15, 2021)
- No. 23: The Argentine Judiciary in Times of Necessary and Urgent Decrees by Barbara Krieger and Juan Andres Fuentes (December 22, 2020)
- Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
- Krieger, Bárbara – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laskowski, Casandra – Durham, NC, USA
- Laskowski, Casandra – Durham, NC, USA
Lebrón, Jeannette – San Juan, Puerto Rico
- No. 62: Access to Education in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Cuba: Review by Jeanette Lebrón (September 20, 2021)
- No. 34: Interviews with Law Libraries in Puerto Rico and Recommendations for the Future by Samuel Serrano and Jeannette Lebrón (February 3, 2021)
- Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
- Lebrón, Jeannette – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Louis-Jacques, Lyonette – Chicago, IL, USA
Loumankis, Alexia – Toronto, ON, Canada
Medina Sandoval, Liliana – Lima, Peru
- Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
- Medina Sandoval, Liliana – Lima, Peru
Mello, Marília – Brasilia, Brazil
- No. 13: A Day in the Life of a Brazilian Court Librarian by Marilia Mello and Abby Dos Santos (November 23, 2020)
- No. 12: Remote Adjudication in the Brazilian Judiciary by Marília Mello and Abby Dos Santos (October 25, 2020)
- No. 10: Special Update on Brazil by Abby Dos Santos and Marilia Mello (October 9, 2020)
- Brazil
- Mello, Marília – Brasilia, Brazil
Miguel-Stearns, Teresa – Tucson, AZ, USA
- Miguel-Stearns, Teresa – Tucson, AZ, USA
Miranda Meruvia, Isabel – Lima, Peru
- Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
- Miranda Meruvia, Isabel – Lima, Peru
Montgomery, Susan – Orlando, FL
Morais, Yasmin – Washington, DC, USA
- No. 66: Accessing Resources and Information During the Pandemic (CARICOM, OECS, PAHO): Review by Yasmin Morais (October 6, 2021)
- No. 5: Caribbean Disaster Preparedness Agencies and Their Impact on COVID-19 Management by Yasmin Morais (September 11, 2020)
- April 24, 2020: Yasmin Morais reporting on CARICOM + OECS
- CARICOM + OECS
- Morais, Yasmin – Washington, DC, USA
Naiaretti, María Eugenia – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- No. 25: Emergency Family Income (EFI) and the Most Vulnerable Sectors in Argentina by María Eugenia Naiaretti and Juan Andres Fuentes (December 26, 2020)
- No. 24: Access to Information and Law Libraries in Argentina by María Eugenia Naiaretti (December 23, 2020)
- Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
- Naiaretti, María Eugenia – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Navarro, Ruth – Asunción, Paraguay
- No. 4: Domestic Violence and COVID-19 in Paraguay by Ruth Navarro (September 7, 2020)
- Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
- Navarro, Ruth – Asunción, Paraguay
Nuñez Picado, Lilliam – San José, Costa Rica
Pajard, Anne – Fort-de-France, Martinique
- No. 6: Special Focus on Martinique and Guadeloupe by Anne Pajard (September 28, 2020)
- CARICOM + OECS
- Pajard, Anne – Fort-de-France, Martinique
Pendse, Liladhar – Berkeley, CA
Peruginelli, Ginevra – Florence, Italy
- No. 44: Strategic Tools and Agencies of EU-LAC Strategic Partnership by Ginevra Peruginelli, Sara Conti and Chiara Fioravanti (March 6, 2021)
- No. 43: EU and LAC Partnership: The Regulatory Framework by Ginevra Peruginelli, Sara Conti and Chiara Fioravanti (March 6, 2021)
- Peruginelli, Ginevra – Florence, Italy
Porras Segurola, Leonor – Montevideo, Uruguay
Quiroa, Lourdes – Mexico City, Mexico
- No. 68: Indigenous Peoples’ Access to Information in Mexico: Review by María Lourdes Quiroa (October 31, 2021)
- No. 42: Inclusive Education and Visual Impairment in Mexican Students by Lourdes Quiroa (March 5, 2021)
- No. 41: Impact on Mexico’s Online Education and Online Learning by Lourdes Quiroa (March 5, 2021)
- Mexico + Central America
- Quiroa, Lourdes – Mexico City, Mexico
Rajah, Jolie – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Raymond, Jasmin – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- No. 9: Legal Initiatives to Battle COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago by Jasmin Raymond (September 29, 2020)
- CARICOM + OECS
- Raymond, Jasmin – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Reis, Daniela – São Paulo, Brazil
Rodríguez, Marcelo – Tucson, AZ
- No. 60: Regional Challenges in the Caribbean by Jolie Rajah and Marcelo Rodríguez (July 9, 2021)
- No. 54: The Inter-American Human Rights System Facing a Pandemic by Marcelo Rodríguez (May 24, 2021)
- No. 40: Mexico’s Amparo Law in the Context of a Pandemic by Marcelo Rodriguez (March 2, 2021)
- No. 36: Solidarity in the Transgender Community While Facing Multiple Crises by Marcelo Rodriguez (February 7, 2021)
- No. 29: Upcoming Presidential Elections in 2021 by Marcelo Rodriguez (January 12, 2021)
- No. 27: The Halftime Update by Marcelo Rodriguez (January 11, 2021)
- No. 15: Venezuelan Refugees Left Stranded by Marcelo Rodriguez (November 12, 2020)
- No. 7: Emergency and Limitations in the U.S., French, Dutch and British Caribbean by Marcelo Rodriguez (October 1, 2020)
- No. 3: Virtual Court Hearings in Bolivia (Blackboard), Peru (Google Meet) and Paraguay (Skype) by Marcelo Rodriguez (August 28, 2020)
- No. 2: Elections Postponed in Bolivia Once Again by Marcelo Rodriguez (August 14, 2020)
- No. 1: Overview by Marcelo Rodriguez (July 31, 2020)
- March 30, 2020: Marcelo Rodriguez reporting on Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
- Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru
- Rodríguez, Marcelo – Tucson, AZ, USA
Serrano, Samuel – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Thomas-Caesar, Dr. Rachel – Georgetown, Guyana
Ubillo, María Antonieta – Santiago, Chile
- No. 69: Access to Information on Elections (Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador): Review by Evelyn Lagos and Antonieta Ubillo (October 31, 2021)
- No. 21: Chile’s 2020 Constituent Plebiscite by María Antonieta Ubillo and María Angélica Fuentes (December 16, 2020)
- No. 20: Economic, Social and Reopening Plans in Chile by María Antonieta Ubillo and María Angélica Fuentes (December 15, 2020)
- No. 19: First Steps in Chile between Changes in Government and Immunity Passports by María Antonieta Ubillo and María Angélica Fuentes (December 14, 2020)
- Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
- Ubillo, María Antonieta – Santiago, Chile
Teresa, Thanks for sharing!