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Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is an approach that brings students and professors together across cultures to learn, discuss and collaborate as part of their class. Professors partner to design the experience, and students partner to complete the activities designed. COIL becomes part of the class, enabling all students to have a significant intercultural experience within their course of study.  (SUNY)

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Tell us a little about who you are and your expectations about this collaboration.
Include a photo of yourself and an activity you enjoy to do on your free time

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I am Luisa Lozano, from the Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia.
I am the professor of the course: "Introduction to International Relations", which is a second-year course of the Bachelor in Political Science.
I have a BA in International Relations and Political Science and I have a Master in International Law.
I love to read, travel, play soccer and I am a fan of sagas like Harry Potter and Star wars.

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If you don´t have an account in Padlet do not forget to include your name in your publications, otherwise it will appear as "anonymous"
Be always respectful and use appropriate language.

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My name is Linda Gironda and I am instructor from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Purchase, New York.  We are located in a residential suburb about 30 minutes north of New York City.

I am an attorney and I teach a variety of law-related courses to undergraduate students.  This semester I am teaching "The Anatomy of a Trial and the Jury Process" where my students will learn how to act as lawyers.  For their final exam, the students will bring in their own witnesses and conduct a mock trial as either a prosecution or defense attorney.

My background includes a BA in Philosophy, an MBA in Marketing and International Business, a JD from law school and a Doctorate in Education.

I am married to my husband, Robert who is a trial attorney.  We have 3 grown sons and a Shiba Inu dog named Nikki.  In the summer we like to boat on Candlewood Lake in Connecticut and in the winter, we like to ski at Mount Snow in Vermont.

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In groups, post a fun fact about the creation of the Tribunal you are studiyng.

Post first the Tribunal name, then the names of the group participant and below that, the fun fact.
Feel free to add an image, link or other resources!

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Our international collaboration has come to an end.
Leave us here your thoughts about what you have learned, about the experience and a comment for your colleagues in the other country.

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Let's talk about the judges of your Court.
Answer in groups. How many of them are there? do they all come from the same country? how many men and how many women are there?
Do you think is it a diverse panel?

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Final conclusions
Individually, reflect on the role of the court you studied.
Is it relevant, and should there be more such tribunals in the world?
What would you change about the tribunal?

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Write a brief reflection on the Icebreaker experience. (2 to 3 sentences/ideas)

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I am Natalia Vesga, from unisabana in Colombia and I study political sciences. In my free time I enjoy art, calligraphy, hand lettering and movies and TV shows. I tent to get extremely invested way to much especially on the ships.

From this collaboration I expect to learn a lot about human right and international relations, especially on how the evolution of human rights can change the international system in the future.

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Hello, my name is Isabella Romandini, I study Political Science and I am Venezuelan.
I really like in my free time do exercise, dance and write poetry. What strikes me most about my studies is having to read many interesting authors.

From this meeting I hope to share knowledge and spaces for the exchange of culture, I am excited and with many expectations. Take care!

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Hello everybody! My name is Sofía Castaño and I'm majoring in psychology and minoring in political science. I'm Colombian. I like exercising, reading and being involve in different entrepreneur stuff.

I'm hoping to share my knowledge and also to learn from y'all. I'm excited to get to know new people involve in this discipline and to learn from your culture. Hope to see y'all soon!

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Helloooo! My name is April and, as you can imagine, I was born in that same month 20 years ago. Currently I'm living in Colombia and I'm studying the career of my dreams in the most beautiful university: law!!! However, I also have a great love for political science, which is why I'm doing a minor in this area.

I love many things such as reading, spending time with my family, writing, meditating, exercising... the list can go on and on.

I have big expectations in relation with the project because, coincidentally, I'm doing a course on Child Protection in relation to children's rights in Harvard, and it's interesting going forward with the international protection of human rights and not just children (which is very very important).

Very long!!! But also very excited and happy

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Hello everybody! I am Maria Paula Caparroso, most known as Maps or Maps Caps. I am a Political Science student at Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia.

In my free time, one of my delights is to play the accordion and listening to music. I am passionate about literature, so for me is pleasant to have my time to read and to write about personal, academic or curious things. Also, all the things related to Aviation and travelling have a lovely place in my heart (little AvGeek) so watching videos about those things and playing simulator is one of my passions.

Last but least, from this COIL I desire not only to share knowledge but also to share experiences. I believe the exchange of culture and moments will be marvelous. Very exited to join and have a great adventure with you.

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Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well.
My name is María Camila Paiba and, I’m currently studying Audiovisual Communication & Multimedia at Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia. Even though I’m not majoring in Science Politics, I took this class “Introduction to International Relations” because I’ve always been interested in all sorts of topics related to the international community. I’ve even been considering minoring in Sci- Po.

I love watching movies and series, talk about pop culture, learning about different topics (especially the ones related to gender), going to art galleries, and spending my time with friends and family.
I’m looking forward to this COIL. I hope I learn a lot and get to exchange our knowledge and perspectives on all these topics. I’m excited because in any of my other classes we’ve done something like this. See you all there!

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Hello, my name is Paula Espinosa. Im a law and political science student, actually Im the academic coordinator of the debate club of the University, Im 22 years old and I live in a town near Bogotá, which I really love.

In my free time, I do exercise, cook and watch my favorite sport which is soccer.

About this activity, Im really exited about it, I hope to understand what is the importance of Human Rights for the International Relations and what does different theorist think about it.

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My name is Valeria Torres and I am a student of Political Science and Social Communication and Journalism at the Universidad de La Sabana.

I am 18 years old and a curious fact about me is that I am from Venezuela. In my free time I like to listen to music and sometimes dance a little.

With this collaboration I hope to learn a lot from each of you. I consider these types of experiences are very enriching and I am very excited to meet you soon.

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My name is Ana Valentina Rodríguez and I'm student from Political Science at Universidad de La Sabana.I am 18 years old  and i'm an only child. I love watching movies and series but I don't have a favorite. I like to travel and get to know different cultures. Also, my favorite sport is athletics and my favorite food is a typical Colombian food, called Bandeja Paisa.

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My name is Laura cobos, and I am a student of Political Science at Universidad de La Sabana. I’m 18 years old. In my free time I enjoy playing the piano, even if I’m extremely bad at it, and also I like to learn fun facts about any topic, specifically movies, series or historical things.

From this COIL I expect to learn a lot about human rights, also I’m very excited because this topic seems very interesting to me and I would like to learn the most as I could.

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My name is María José Colpas and i’m a law student at Universidad de la Sabana. I’m currently nineteen years old and during my free time I love to read, watch movies, listen to my favorite playlists and spend time with my family and friends. I also enjoy learning about new cultures through research or traveling, as well as eating different types of food.

Regarding COIL, I’m more than thrilled to have this opportunity. I expect to learn more about international matters as well as experience a cultural exchange with my fellow classmates.

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My name is Allison Gil, but feel confident to call me Alli. I am majoring in Political Sciences and Psychology at Universidad de La Sabana. I am 22 years old and I am colombian, but I lived in the US when I was a child.

In my free time, I really like to dance, write and spend quality time with my family and friends. Apart from this, I study italian in order to prepare for my future studies. It is a very unique and wonderful culture, especially regarding their food, history and architecture! I love volunteering and traveling and I consider myself as a great fan of Disney and Marvel movies.

From this collaboration, I really hope to learn from your culture and share a little bit of mine. I found these spaces very enriching because it opens up my worldview and allows me to learn not only about different cultural experiences, but also from personal ones.

See you soon!

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My name is Alejandro Vanegas and I study political sciences at Universidad de La Sabana.
- I´m 21 years old
- I lived in Mexico for 5 years
- I like playing polo
I decide to study political sciences because is a great career that can help me develop ideas and solutions to make my country a better place.
I expect from this activity to understand the way people in the US create their conceptions around certain subjects and the solutions they construct from this perspective, especially for issues concerning countries like Colombia.

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Hi everyone! My name is Vasilios Xenikakis(Basil for short as it takes after my saint in Greece). I am a political science major at Suny Purchase and I grew to love it because it seems to be very important and present in todays day and age with all that is going on.

In my free time I love to powerlift(which consists of the best weight you can lift in each major lifts) and I have been training for it in my young teenage ages. I will actually be competing this Saturday :D. I love listening to music to match my mood whether it be Jazz to old school to rap, I love all of it. I have also During the pandemic I adopted a dog from SASPCA and she is the sweetest dog ever. Also, if you cannot tell from my picture, I love Christmas/the winter season.

From COIL I am most excited to learn about how all of you actually live your lives out of the United States because I will definitely not hear it from the news and it seems important to me to learn other things outside of your own bubble.

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My name is Valentina, currently I am studying law at the Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia. I am 20 years old.

In my free time usually I play the piano, paint  and read. I really love hiking and enjoying time with family and friends. Most of the time I am listening to music and it varies depending of my mood. I speak French, English and a little of Italian.

I have an open mind to COIL so I don't have expectations, only share and learn about the culture and different perspectives that I think that everyone has.

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Hi! My name is Diana Segovia. I am a Political Science Major with minor in language & Culture ( Focused on the Italian language) at SUNY Purchase in NY. I will be graduating this up coming Spring. I plan to become an Immigration/criminal attorney so I am currently studying for the LSAT exam.

Something interesting about me is that I am a very dedicated and hardworking person. I love achieving goals. Different cultures have always intrigued. Their food, architecture, the people, but mostly different languages. I have always had a passion for languages because it can connect people from different parts of the world. I enjoy learning new languages, currently I am fluent in Spanish, English & Italian, I’m still working on my French & Russian. One of my favorite quotes by Federico Fellini is “A different language is a different vision of life.” Aside from that, I enjoy traveling, painting, playing the piano, photography and of course I enjoy spending quality time with my family and friends.

This will be my first COIL experience and I hope to learn so much from it. See you guys soon!!!! 🌎💚

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My name is Oscar Luis Prieto, (Can call me Oscar or Luis) and I'm a student from Law at Universidad de La Sabana.

1. I was born in july 8 and I'm 21 years old.
2. I'm from Barranquilla Colombia.
3. I have 2 brothers and together with my father we are all called Oscar
4. I like magic an Gamblin, in general anything that has playning cards.
5. I like sports like boxing or martial arts.
6.I like airsoft and paintball and target shooting.
I expect from this activity to understand some of the qualities that Americans have, and share in a good way with people from another country.

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Hello everyone! My name is Martin Quiroga. I study political science at Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia.

In my free time I enjoy playing golf or bowling, also I love Football (the real one), both play it and watch it. Other activities that I enjoy are watching movies or series.

From this collaboration I expect learning new things, share knowledge and exchange cultural aspects between us.

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Hi! My name is Jamilete Villegas-Diaz and I am a senior majoring in Psychology.
I love to travel whenever I can. My dream is to travel all around Europe. On my free time I usually try to spend as much time as I can with my family and friends.

This is my first time doing COIL, and I am excited for the experience and everything I will learn.

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My name is Peter Glowacki, I am a Legal
Studies major in SUNY Purchase and I am 20 years old.

In my free time I exercise, cook, and watch movies.

Regarding COIL, I an interested in the cultural differences between our countries,

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Hi! My name is Amber Vitale and I’m currently in my junior year at SUNY Purchase college. I am a legal studies major and hope to be within police enforcement one day.

I grew up on Long Island, New York so in my free time I really enjoy being by the water and the beach. I also play lacrosse and go to the gym often.

With this collaboration I am hoping to learn a lot about other areas law that are unfamiliar and meet many new people!

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My name is Hennessy. I am a senior and i love to travel and explore. I am also an eyelash technician. What i expect out of this collaboration is for us to share our ideas and opinions in order for us to learn a whole bunch of different things.

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Hi! my name is Daniela Mejia, I am a legal studies major at Suny Purchase. Ironically enough, I am Colombian, specifically from Manizales.
During my free time I like to relax and watch tv, sometimes paint, or either go to gym. I also enjoy building legos.
while I have no expectations I am excited to be participating in the COIL experience!

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Hey my name is Aaliyah.I am a junior psychology major at Suny purchase. I am studying to become a forensic psychologist.

I am so excited to be working with you guyssssss. Ive never done anything like this before.

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Hello! My name is Ayah Ahmed. I’m a junior at Purchase studying Political Science and Journalism. I love to travel and have been to 28 countries. I also enjoy gardening being outside.
This is my first COIL class and I’m interested to see if there are any differences in the way we learn about trials and the jury system. I would also love to see a bit of Columbian culture in the class.

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Hi There. My name is Brandon. I was born in 2001, and Im 19 currently. Turning 20 in November. I grew up in Smithtown Long Island New York. I am a Sophomore and a Theatre and Performance Major.

In my free time, I am a Voice Actor, and I love to sing. Its a great passion of mine, but my dream is to be a professional VA.

Im very excited for this program. Getting to meet people in a setting I wouldn't normally to work together for different projects I feel would help broaden my understanding of the columbian culture.

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I'm Aladen Gulmohamad. I'm a playwriting/screenwriting major at SUNY Purchase with a psychology minor. I want to share my screenplays and plays with audiences.

I expect to learn more about people living in a different country than my own and finding out how their lives compare and contrast to my own. I'm always looking to learn more about the human experience and connecting with people different than myself.

In my freetime (when I'm not sleeping) I love to watch TV and movies. I try see characters from entertainment as people with real lives and problems because it allows me to expand my own imagination.

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Hey everyone. My names Joe Ferreri and I am an economics major here at Purchase college. Along with being an economics major. I am also a student athlete here on the Purchase College baseball team. My expectations for this collaboration is to explore learning with people from outside the country as well as learn about how others are educated in Columbia. One thing I like to do in my free time is either workout in the gym or play some video games.

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Hello. My name is Mohammed Ali but you can call me Moe. I am a Legal Studies Major, History Minor in my Junior Year of Purchase College.

I have an Associate of Applied Degree in Paralegal Studies from Westchester Community College with Magna Cum Laude.

I  work part-time as a paralegal in a law office, as well as an assistant manager in a gas station. I am a 1/3 owner of a business and a licensed Notary in the State of New York.

I love to sleep, watch youtube, and be lazy when I have free time (which is not often).

In regards to COIL, I am interested in seeing what we can achieve as a group and learn the cultural differences between the U.S. and Columbia.

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Hello my name is Joseph Higgins. I am 21. I’m a senior at SUNY Purchase. My major is Economics and I also play Volleyball at the school.

In my free time I like to watch sports and in the winter I love snowboarding. As far as other hobbies go I like to play some video games. I also like to stay fit and go to the gym often and involve myself in helping with athletics at the college.

I have a very positive outlook on the Coil segment of this class. I think it will be interesting to talk with and collaborate with students from another country. I look forward to this journey we will take in this class.

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My name Is Robert and I am a junior at Purchase college. I am an environment studies major and I intend to go to law school once I am done with my undergrad degree.

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Hi! My name is Ariela! I’m currently a senior at Purchase College. I double major in political science and arts management and am planning on minoring in legal studies this year. After college, I have plans to go to law school.

I immigrated to the United States from Albania when I was four. I speak English, Albanian, and a little bit of French.

In my free time, I write and perform stand up comedy.

I’m excited to get to meet (virtually haha) students from Colombia and to collaborate with people on an international level during these next few weeks. I’m really looking forward to it! :)

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Hi! My name is Erin Gonzales and I am currently a dance major at SUNY Purchase College. I hope to graduate with a minor in Legal Studies as well. I am from Los Angeles, California and I hope to be a professional dancer and attend law school after :)
Through this program, I hope to learn more about our colleagues in Columbia and be able to learn from them!

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Hi, my name is Denis. I am a legal studies major, I am hoping of going to law school and making great achievement. I love working out, reading and hanging out. I would love to make friends with new people.

Please forgive my lack of photo, my camera is having some difficulties.

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Hi! I’m Bailey and I am a senior at SUNY Purchase. I am majoring in Playwriting/Screenwriting and History and have a minor in psychology. In my spare time I like to write and watch movies. I am very excited to work with all of you!

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Hi! My name is Ajonea! I  am a junior majoring in communications at SUNY Purchase College. I am currently also minoring in sociology and managing and am VP of the Purchase Cheer team! (Go Panthers!)I  hope to attend Fordham law school when I  am done with my undergrad and eventually go into the field of political fixing and crisis management.
One thing that I hope to gain from this class is knowledge of the trial and jury process overseas in Columbia.
I am perhaps the biggest Beyonce fan that you will ever meet in your life, but a good Kendrick or Jcole song will never disappoint!

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Hey, my name is Leslie. I am a junior at Purchase College and I am majoring in Legal Studies. I am from New York City.
One of favorite thing to do on my free time is paint.

In my free time I also, like to go to the gym and driving to the beach.

From this collaboration, I hope to have good discussions that can help us expand our ideas.

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Hi I’m John. I’m a junior at suny purchase, my major is cs. A fun fact about me is I’m the only albino in world that can solve a rubix cube and ride a unicycle at the same time.

In terms of coil i look forward to learning more about how people from Colombia are like and what were going to achieve together.

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Hi my name is David Brown, I am an econ major and a screenwriting minor at Suny purchase. in my free time I like to play video games like league of legends and fallout.

In this collaboration I expect to learn about the Columbian legal system, as well as the Columbian students I will be working with. I like to travel and enjoy learning about different places and countries, so I am looking forward to working with Columbian students and I want to learn more about Columbia.

My Favorite childhood show is Dora the explorer, so I am excited to work with Spanish speakers.

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Hello everyone! My name is Etel Conde! I'm a senior and its my last year. Im excited to graduate, hopefully go to law school, possibly go into Law School if not work with children or the innocent project! Which a organization that focuses on freeing people who were wrongfully convicted.

One thing about me is i'm a passionate & hard working person. I love to travel and get to know many places. I love food and to experience different cultures. Helping out and always trying to make a difference is something that I value!

My first time using COIL and im excited to learn!

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My name is Benjamin Tate. I am a student at SUNY Purchase. I am a new media major. I am interested in this opportunity because I will be meeting people from another country by class. My interests include music, art, film, photography, travel and much more!

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Hey hey !! My name is Areli Lopez, I am currently in my senior year at SUNY Purchase majoring in Psychology. One of my favorite things to do is rewatch shows and also recently I have been getting into the gym a lot.

This is my first time doing COIL, and I am excited for the experience and everything I will learn and also getting to know the students from Columbia.

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Hi, mi name is Daniel Rojas, im from Colombia, actually im studying laws in Universidad de la Sabana. Im 23 years old. In my free time i like to play all type of sports but my favorite is soccer, also i like to see movies and spend time with my friends. With COIL i have high spectations because i like all topics about international situations, so i hope to learn about the theme and the aplication.

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Here are posted pictures of our favourite national dishes!!! We like to eat a lot so it was kind of difficult to just go for one but we managed to do so. It was a really nice activity from which we were amazed (I for example didn't considered fruit salad a US national dish)

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Here are some photos of our favorite foods. We all agreed that these dishes bring us some sort of comfort as well as nostalgia when sharing it during family gatherings, with friends etc… (Diana, Maria, Peter, Daniela & Aladen)
ps. Now I’m hungry😩

It was a great experience to get to know the students from La Sabana. We had so many things in common!! Can’t wait to see you’ll again!! 🌎~ Diana Segovia

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Tribunal: Supreme Court of Justice.

Names: Ayah A, Etel C, Denis P, Joe H, Abril G, Valentina C, Aaliyah M and Robert O

Fun fact: Although SC justices have normally served as judges or lawyers, there are no formal requirements laid out on the Constitution to sit on the Court. Even being born in the US isn't taken into account, which is why there have been justices from the Court born in other countries. The most recent case is related to Felix Frankfruter, who served from 1939 all the way to 1962 and was born in Vienna, Austria

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My name is Abril from the Universidad de La Sabana. I'm venezuelan and personally I don't like much traditional colombian food. However, in what regards the Bandeja Paisa I lost completely my mind!!! I LOVE IT. Specially when it has lots of plantain

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Hi, Im Paula from La Sabana, as I mentioned to my group, my favorite colombian food -especially in Christmas- is called "Tamales", its is made with pumpkin, vegetables, pork and chicken. I love it because in my family we spend a complete day preparing it and everybody helps, at night, we eat them and have fun.

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Hey everyone! It was a pleasure meeting all of you.
My name is María Camila Paiba from Universidad de La Sabana. Regarding the second Icebreaker, my favorite Colombian dish for a special day is Bandeja Paisa. I love how it has a lot of different flavors, and it just leaves you full. It’s delicious. Also, I love it when it has a lot of plantains. It's just a thousand times better. The special daypart? I mean, any day can be a special day, so the answer is Bandeja Paisa. I can eat it on a regular day or on a special day, it doesn't matter.
While doing the icebreaker, it was interesting to me how everyone chose different dishes. Some chose Arepas and, others chose a typical American breakfast such as beacon with eggs. I don't really have much to say; it just captured my attention.

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Hello everyone! I am Maria Paula Caparroso from Universidad de La Sabana. My favorite food from Colombia (and in general) is Posta Cartagenera.

It's a spicy steak with a typical sauce from Cartagena de Indias. It's full of flavor and has pleasant shades that make the dish delightfull.  Moreover, it is accompanied of coconut rice, yuca, plantain and salad.

Usually, the dish is prepared and eat throughout the Colombian Caribbean.

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my name is Natalia Vesga from the universidad de la sabana,
my favorite traditional colombian food is ajiaco is delicious traditional colombian dish. is a soup made out of 3 types of potatoes, rise, chiquen, corn, avocado and more...
this is a traditional Bogota dish, each family prepares it differently but it is usually associated with a family reunion or with a nice sunday lunch.

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International Criminal Court & the Rome Statute

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Names: Diana, Ariela, Areli Lopez, Hennessy,Allison,Ben Tate,Oscar,

A key factor about the ICC & the Rome statute is that establishes the court's functions, jurisdiction and structure. The Rome Statute established four core international crimes which are genocides, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression and According to the ICC those crimes will not be subject to any statute of limitations. The court only has jurisdiction with respect to crimes committed after July 1, 2002 which it was when the treaty entered into force in countries that have ratified its treaty. However, the ICC has the power to prosecute if the Security Council refers a case to it regarding crimes committed in a country that is not a signatory to the treaty. A fun fact about the ICC is that this court is unique in the sense that it was created by a treaty and not by the United Nations and until this day it remains independent.

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Hello, my name is Valeria Torres and I am a student at the Universidad de La Sabana.

My favorite colombian food is ajiaco that is a typical dish that I recommend 100%.
On the other hand, I also like arepas a lot - although as a good Venezuelan consider that arepas are from Venezuela hahaha - but, among the great variety of arepas that exist in Colombia, my favorite is the arepa Boyacense (see image).

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Hi my name is Alejandro Vanegas and my favorite colombian dish is the patacones and everything you can put on top of them, they are sweet and with a touch of salt at the same time, a combination that makes them wonderful.

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Tribunal: International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Names: Natalia Vesga, Valeria Torres, Valentina Moreno, Martin Quiroga, Vasilios Xeniakis and Bailey Peabody

Fun fact: The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established in June 1945 in Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter and began work in April 1946.

The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions.

It is the only main organ of the United Nations which its headquarters aren´t in New York (United States). Instead, these are located at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).

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Tribunal: Inter-American Court, Commission, and Convention of Human Rights.

Names: Daniela Mejia, Peter Glowacki, María Camila Paiba, Erin Gonzales, Alejandro Vanegas, Maria José Colpas & Brandon

The IACHR is an international court whose main mission is to promote and protect human rights. Also, it’s an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). By working alongside nation-states located within the americas they are able to advocate for laws and institutions that strengthen these protections.

FUN FACT(s): through their website you are given access to all pending cases, country by country. Also, you’re able to see statistics, hearings, reports among other things. Another fun fact we found is that, in the period from 1979- 2017, the country that had more Sentences by State was Peru, with 85 sentences. (The average was between 20-35 sentences).

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Tribunal: Inter-American Court, Commission, and Convention of Human Rights.

Names: Daniela Mejia, Peter Glowacki, Maria Camila Paiba, Erin Gonzales, Alejandro Vanegas, Maria Jose Colpas & Brandon

The IACHR is an international court whose main mission is to promote and protect human rights. Also, it’s an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). By working alongside nation-states located within the americas they are able to advocate for laws and institutions that strengthen these protections.

FUN FACT(s): through their website you are given access to all pending cases, country by country. Also, you’re able to see statistics, hearings, reports among other things. Another fun fact we found is that, in the period from 1979- 2017, the country that had more Sentences by State was Peru, with 85 sentences. (The average was between 20-35 sentences)

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Tribunal: African Court

Names: Isabella Romandini, Mohammed Ali, Ana Rodríguez, Daniel Rojas, Sofia Castaño, Ajonea Ridgeway, Jamilete Villegas

When the Court was created, it did not favor its own initiative regarding its structure, but made reference to already existing courts.

Fun fact: In this sense, this court takes on some of the most relevant characteristics of the European and Inter-American Human Rights Courts, although it also has original features.

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Tribunal: Supreme Court of Justice

Names: Ayah A, Etel C, Denis P, Joe H, Abril G, Valentina C, Aaliyah M and Robert O

Number of judges: nine justices (one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices)

Nationality: although they were born in different cities they are all american. However, it doesn't have to be like this.

Men/Women: they are 3 women, which is almost half, on the panel (Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney).

Diversity: isn't much present because they are all american (although culture may change between states) and they all have studied law. It's, from what it seems, a very determined profile.

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Hello again! My name is Abril from the Universidad de La Sabana. Personally, I was really surprised by the Tribunal my group and I studied (Supreme Court of Justice) because it's really similar to the "Corte Constitucional" we have here in Colombia. As a matter of fact, has also nine justices. However, these ones are elected by the Congress and not the President, as happens in the US. However, they were both created for the same purpose (the protection of the Constitution and the promise of equal justice under law for all). Roosevelt would be very proud to see how his idea of a government of law and not men is being implemented in other countries as well as in the United States. Although it's out of my knowledge to say that every country in the world has this type of Court, I strongly believe that there should be one in every single one of them. The only thing I would change is the fact that non-lawyers became justices too. I think the times on which we are living, specially due to COVID-19, has shown us that diverse disciplines are required to solve problems and guarantee justice.

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Tribunal: European Court Of Human Rights

Names: Leslie, Joe, Aladen, Alejandro, Paula, Amber Maria.

Fun Fact: The Court may sit as a full Court with 27 judges, in a Grand Chamber of 15 judges or in chambers of three or five judges. Also, you must be appointed by the representatives of the governments of the member states.

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Tribunal: International Court of Justice

Names: Valeria Torres, Natalia Vesga, Valentina Moreno, Martin Quiroga, Vasilios Xeniakis, Bailey Peabody and John

Number of judges: It is composed of 15 judges (there is one President and one Vice-President) selected by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council for a nine-year term.

Nationality: Currently, there are 14 judges from:

Unites States

Russia

Slovakia

France

Morocco

Brazil

Somalia

China

Uganda

India

Jamaica

Lebanon

Japan

Germany

Men/Women: Nowadays there are 3 women, which represents a minority of the court.  However, since February 8th, Joan E. Donoghue is the president of the court. Likewise, Judge Xue Hanqin was the Vice-President of the ICJ from 6 February 2018 to 8 February 2021. Additionally, Judge Julia Sebutinde is the first African woman who has been selected to work in court.

Diversity: Broadly speaking, we consider that there is diversity in the court given that, as previously mentioned, all the judges are from different parts of the world and throughout the history of the court they have had judges from other countries such as Venezuela, Nigeria, Panama, Chile, Jordan, Philippines, Egypt, Australia, Syria, etc. Additionally, there cannot be more than one national of the same State in the court.

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Hi my name is Ana Rodríguez and my favorite colombian dish is the bandeja paisa because it has several different foods and each one is delicious. In addition, it reminds me of my childhood, because my grandmother did it constantly and made the dish bring me a smile.

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Group 5: Ariela, Allison, Hennessy, Diana, Benjamin, Carlos, Areli

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Group 5: Ariela, Allison, Hennessy, Diana, Benjamin, Carlos, Areli

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The International Criminal Court, The Rome Statute

Judges:

1. Judge Piotr Hofmański: Poland (Eastern Europe)

2. Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza: Perú  (Latin American and Caribbean States)

3. Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the African States)

4. Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut: France (Western European and other States)

5. Judge Bertram Schmitt: Germany (Western European and other States)

6. Judge Péter Kovács: Hungary (Eastern Europe)

7. Judge Chang-ho Chung:  Republic of Korea (the) (Asia-Pacific States)

8. Judge Tomoko Akane: Japan (Asia-Pacific States)

9. Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa: Uganda (African States)

10. Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou: Benin (African States)

11. Judge Kimberly Prost: Canada (Western European and other States)

12. Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala: Italy (Western European and other States)

13. Judge Joanna Korner: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the ) (Western European and other States)

14. Judge Gocha Lordkipanidze: Georgia (Eastern Europe)

15. Judge Socorro Flores Liera: Mexico (Latin American and Caribbean States)

16. Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez: Costa Rica (Latin American and Caribbean States)

17. Judge Miatta Maria Samba: Sierra Leone (African States)

18. Judge Althea Violet Alexis-Windsor: Trinidad and Tobago (Latin American and Caribbean States)

There are 18 judges and they do not all come from the same place. They range from countries all over the world including European, African, Asian, South and Central American countries. There are 9 men and 9 women. This is definitely a diverse panel because there is global representation and there is no one national or ethnic group that dominated the court. Yeah it’s 18 judges, 9 men and 9 women. They are elected for terms of office of 9 years by the Assembly of state parties & the Rome Statute. However they are not eligible for re-election. In order for them to be selected, they have to meet certain characteristics and qualifications such as: They have either established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as a judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings; or have established competence in

relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court.

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Tribunal: Inter-American Court, Commission, and Convention of Human Rights

Names: Daniela Mejia, Peter Glowacki, Maria Camila Paiba, Erin Gonzales, Alejandro Vanegas, Maria Jose Colpas & Brandon

Number of Judges: Seven Justices (including a president and vice president, six year terms but can be reelected)

The current composition holds Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito from Costa Rica, the president; the Judge Patricio Patiño Freire from Ecuador, the vice president; the other 5 members are: Judge Eduardo Vio Grossi from Chile, Judge Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto from Colombia, Judge Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot from Mexico, Judge Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni from Argentina and, last but not least, Judge Ricardo Pérez Manrique from Uruguay.

Nationality: The seven justices currently are from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay but there have been past justices from other Latin American Countries.

Men/Women: Currently, the judges are mostly men but there are few women and women have been judges and presidents in the past. The current composition only holds one woman, Elizabeth Odio Benito, the president. The rest of the six judges are all men.

Diversity: The Inter American Court of Human Rights has jurisdiction over 25 of the 35 States of the OAS that have acceded to its authority. So basically, all Latin American countries except Cuba are Members of the Court.  We consider it to be diverse.

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Hello, my name is Valeria Estefanía Torres Dos Santos from the Universidad de La Sabana.

From my point of view, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) plays an important role in the international system, since it is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, therefore it has a wide scope and is not limited by different aspects, like the geographic one for example.

Likewise, the judges that make up the court are usually highly qualified and recognized internationally and in their respective countries for their contributions to law. Its international panel, in general, is a differentiator of this court.

However, I consider that a disadvantage that the Court has is that it is very limited when exercising its functions, since on different occasions, the opinion of the court  may be rejected by the States involved. Consequently, we find articles like Marcel Berlin's for The Guardian that classify the ICJ as "the UN's Least effective body".

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My name is Brandon, and my favorite food is lobster. Technically any seafood I love, but particularly lobster is special to me because its a food me and my parents would cook with our entire family in a stew pot

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Tribunal: European Court of Human Rights

Names: Leslie, Joe, Aladen, Alejandro, Paula, Amber, Maria Paula.

Number of judges: There are 47 judges. The number of judges is equal to the number of Member States.

Nationality: The judges are citizens of the memeber states of the Court. They are elected in respect of a State.

Men/Women: In 2014, the parity between men and women was of 18/47. Meaning that the 61% of the court were men. (Last information found)

Diversity:  We believe it is a diverse panel. The presence of members of the 47 states that make up the court made it quite diverse. Yet they are all european, in the continent there is a huge variety of culture, lenguages, political systems and ways of precieving life.

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Tribunal: African Court

Names: Isabella Romandini, Mohammed Ali, Ana Rodríguez, Daniel Rojas, Sofia Castaño, Ajonea Ridgeway, Jamilete Villegas

Judges:

1. Lady Justice Imani Daud Aboud (President)- Tanzania

2. Justice Blaise Tchikaya (Vice President)- Republic of Congo

3. Justice Ben Kioko- Kenya

4. Justice Rafaâ Ben Achour- Tunisia

5. Lady Justice Ntyam Ondo Mengue- Cameroon

6.Lady Justice Marie Thérèse Mukamulisa - Rwanda

7. Lady Justice Tujilane Rose Chizumila- Malawi

8. Lady Justice Bensaoula Chafika- Algeria
9. Lady Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam -Nigeria
10.  Justice Dumisa  Ntsebeza- South Africa

11. Justice Sacko Modibo- Mali

There are 11 judges in the African court, divided into 6 women and 5 men. This marked history in court, since it is the first time since 2006 where there are most women in the magistrate.  In addition, each of the judges comes from a different country, thus showing a different vision for the taking of the choices.

We consider this panel to be diverse, since it involves various African countries and in each of them a different culture and ethnicity is presented, which makes the representation of these countries a challenge for the State, but in the same way in the court it will help to achieve its human rights objectives in greater ways

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My name is Isabella Romandini and I am Venezuelan, therefore the typical dish that I recommend from my country are arepas, you can put the topping that you like the most and they can be eaten at any time or time of day. In Colombia they are also typical, therefore it is the best of both worlds hahaha, I hope you can try them some day.

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Tribunal: The European Court of Human Rights

Names: Leslie

Number of Judges: The court has 47 Judges. Each Judge is from a specific state.

Nationality: They all serve the same purpose but they all have different nationality. These include places such as France, Germany, Turkey, Italy, and many more.

Men/Women: On the court is mostly men but a good amount of women to show for.

Diversity: Not much diversity is shown throughout the court.

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Hi!, my name is Isabella Romandini from the Universidad de La Sabana.

Reflecting on the relevance of the African court, I think its work is very important due to the impact it has on that continent, Africa is one of the poorest regions in the world with problems of health, food, resources and many Human Rights violations that indirectly due to other neighboring circumstances they have had to live, that this court is available to promote a better guarantee of complying with the law and repressing incidents that violate human dignity.

In Africa there are 54 countries, but the court only has 31 countries in its ratification, the influence of beliefs and governments generates a gap in being able to align all the countries of the continent. It would change that few countries are inside and more adhere.

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My group and I studied the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is relevant and there should be more tribunals in the world. I say this because it tries people accused of very serious crimes of concern to the global local area. Crimes such as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The Court takes part in a worldwide battle to end immunity, and through global criminal justice it intends to hold those responsible for their violations and crimes and to assist with keeping these violations and crimes from happening once more. ​​The Court can't achieve these objectives alone. It is a court often turned to when after all other options have run out, it looks to supplement, not supplant, public Courts. Administered by a worldwide treaty called the Rome Statute, the ICC is the world's first long-lasting global criminal court. What I would change about this tribunal is the fact that it works as a "last resort", I feel as if though it should be more involved in order for crimes to be prevented from happening.

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Hi, my name is Alejandro Vanegas from Universidad de la Sabana.

With my group we have being studying the Inter-American human rights system, the commission on this area and the court. I am very surprised to see this effort of the American countries to look out for the human rights in the region with solid, not flawless but good, organisms such as the commission of human rights and the inter-American court of human rights. Extraordinarily, being all this without the influence and pressure of the United States. This fact also surprised me a lot because the HQ of the Inter-American commission of human rights is in Washington D.C.

This is definitely a good tribunal that can be an example for other countries to generate regional and more effective mechanisms to protect human rights with a regional thinking and understanding of the issues. Although, the court must get better at making the parties abide the stipulated in its ruling.

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My group and I have been working on the International Criminal Court & the Rome Statute, this has been a such a great project since before this I didn’t even know there was such a court. It was fascinating to learned how the ICC became something very powerful worldwide. As well as how their power is distributed and who gets to form part of such a court.

Another part that I found interesting about the ICC is the way in which they managed their jurisdiction since there are 123 countries involve as well as to what cases are eligible to go under the ICC. It was incredible to learned as to how a matter gets to the ICC and where and how the rule of law is applied to each case. It was particularly interesting to learn their trial process. However, it is crazy that being a worldwide criminal court, as of today the ICC has formed part of only 30 cases. In my opinion there has to be a bit more improvement regarding ICC since I do believe it lacks the proper resources to enforce the laws that were prescribed by the Rome Statute. However, as soon as they able to improve their weaknesses, the world will have a great chance to become a safer place and those criminals who are running free now, will have no other choice but to come forward and pay for their crimes.

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The Inter American Court, Commission and Convention of Human Rights

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The Inter American Court, Commission and Convention of Human Rights

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Hello again. My name is María Camila Paiba from Universidad de La Sabana. My group and I studied The Inter American Court of Human Rights alongside The Inter American Commission and Convention of Human Rights.

Reflecting on it, I believe the whole Inter-American Human Rights System it’s not only useful on a regional level but, it has a great responsibility as well in protecting and creating an adequate environment in which human rights violations are no longer possible. For me, it was important studying a regional system because it seems kind of familiar, and it feels even more important since I didn’t know any of this; it was great learning something new. The Inter-American Human Court of Human Rights plays a key role in the supervision of human rights. It is the only judicial body of the OAS. Its importance takes place on the fact that it “guarantees” and “protects” human rights and holds the power to intervene if there is such a violation. I think this is very important because every region needs a supranational entity that pretends to prevent atrocities and that ensures the protection of human rights. That's why there should be more tribunals/ systems like this in the whole world. Although the Inter-American System isn’t perfect (nothing is), the fact that it exists is crucial. I think I would change or add monitoring and control mechanisms. The great challenge this system faces it’s the effective application of justice. Even though there is a commission and a court that supervises the protection of human rights, there isn’t an entity that also supervises the decisions and recommendations that are taken, making it difficult to fully guarantee these rights.

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Hello everyone! My name is Maria Paula Caparroso from Universidad de La Sabana.

With my group we have been studying the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Personally, I believe the court plays an important role in the European Union. The court looks forward to ensuring the respect of the rights and guarantees set in the European Convention on Human Rights. The convention is quite important for the application of the Human Rights and liberties of each citizen in the EU. For me, this is one of the most important roles of the court. The fact that it looks forward to maintaining and defending the ideals, and taking action for the insurance and protection of HR, makes the court important in the International Community and in the European system.

Moreover, I strongly believe that the existence of tribunals around the world is important for having peace and maintaining stability. The existence of institutions that guarantee Human Rights and individual liberty is necessary for the accomplishment of one of the principles each State is constituted.

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Hi, Im Paula Espinosa from La Sabana. What I think about my assigned tribunal (European Court of Human Right), is that in Colombia we should study more tribunals like it. In my law classes, we never studied it and it's important for the understanding and development of human rights. Also because its considered one of the most effective international human rights in the world, aspect which can help to improve tribunals in America.

One aspect that the tribunal can improve is the time each judge are elected. 9 years its a lot of time, and its necessary the new perspective of new judges about the evolution and new concerns in human rights subject.

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My group and I have been working on The European Court of Human Rights and The European Convention on Human Rights. In my opinion, this is one of the most important tribunals. I loved working on this project to see how our court system differs from the United States in terms of Human Rights.
I liked that each judge was elected by a list of 3 judges that were put forth by each member state. I believe this creates diversity among every state's political views and gives every member state a voice.
If I could change one thing about this tribunal is that they have no authority over national bodies, they can only ask the bodies to comply.

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I really enjoyed working with everyone from La Sabana :) It was a great experience to learn about other nations' court systems and how they compare to the United States whether good or bad. I learned that although they are completely different nations, they have similar court systems such as the "Corte Constitucional" which is compared to the United States Supreme Court.
To my colleagues,
I hope you have a great rest of your schooling and keep up the work! You are all very smart and it was an honor to get to closely work with you all.

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Hi, my name is Laura Cobos, and I am from Colombia. My favorite dish is the bandeja paisa for many reasons. The first one is because for me, it's a very complete plate. It has protein and many delicious complements. Second, because one of my favorite cities here is Medellín, and that plate came from there. And the last one is because my mother makes the best bandeja paisa of the whole world

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Hello, I’m Laura Cobos and i’m from Universidad de La Sabana. First I would like to say that do this investigation about the supreme court of the US helps me to open a little bit more my eyes and take into account the relevance that this court has in the country. Also, for me it’s very important to know that in many parts of the world like in Colombia or in the US it exist an institution that has a high level of relevance in the protection of people’s rights under the law. So, we can see that in many parts of the world a tribunal with this level of relevance is already working. Nevertheless, we conclude that the court has many similitudes with the “Corte constitucional” of Colombia, in which curiously there is also nine judges.

Even so, this court, as all the courts around the world has problems that we should resolve. One thing that I would change is the fact that the president has all the authority to nominated the amount of judges possible if he has the opportunity. I mean there is not a limit of judges that a single president can nominated for the Supreme Court. For example while Donald Trump was in charge he has the power to appoint three judges. That’s a big number knowing that the court is just for nine. I think that this is a big problem because as we know this charge is for life, so if a single president put one third of the judges the ideology of the majority of the political power would have a benefit, regarding the other party.

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Tribunal- EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

The role of the court I studied nsure that States respect the rights and guarantees set out in the Convention. It does this by examining complaints (known as “applications”) lodged by individuals or, sometimes, by States. They look at the most important one and others that will apply to many others.

This is very relevant because this helps solves major issues being brought up in the country. I would not change anything.

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Group 2- The Inter-American Court,Commission and Convention of Human Rights

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Group 2- The Inter-American Court,Commission and Convention of Human Rights

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Hi, my name is Mohammed and I attend Purchase College. Thinking about the international African Court on Human and People's Rights got me thinking about how much progress the world has made in the rights of minorities. I believe that there should be more courts around the world because it will keep governments in check of what is fair and equal treatment and what is just outright abuse of power.

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I think working with students from United States was a very big challenge! However I learned a lot from the Court that I studied and I found out many similarities when comparing it to the institutions we have here in Colombia. Being a Venezuelan girl in Colombian territory and having experience with a US university has been a very much international experience. For future COILs I recommend addresing Colombian Courts too.  Btw I love margaritas!!!