The World Law Foundation auditorium hosted the encounter “Rule of Law, Security, and Human Rights: Legal Responses to Violence in Democratic Societies.” The event featured Félix Ulloa, Vice President of El Salvador, in conversation with Javier Cremades, President of the World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation. The session aimed to analyze, from a technical and legal perspective, the judicial model adopted by the Central American country to address the violence of criminal organizations.
Javier Cremades, responsible for opening the session, emphasized the importance of creating spaces for debate on how contemporary democracies respond to extreme security challenges within the framework of the law.
During the event, Vice President Ulloa detailed the historical evolution of the security situation in his country, describing the process of reclaiming territorial control. In a subsequent discussion moderated by Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, President of the Human Rights Institute of the World Jurist Association, the legal nature of the current state of exception in El Salvador was addressed. The dialogue focused on the democratic legitimacy of exceptional measures and their alignment with the theory of the government of laws, analyzing how these legal tools have impacted the protection of fundamental rights such as life and property.
The event received significant diplomatic support, with the attendance of the Ambassador of El Salvador, Julieta Anabella Machuca y Machuca; the Ambassador of Guatemala, Skinner-Klée Arenales; the Ambassador of Albania, Entela Gjika; and the Ambassador of Syria, Abdullha Hallak.
This gathering underscores the mission of the World Law Foundation as a global forum for the exchange of legal expertise, allowing jurists and international leaders to analyze governance models that seek to ensure peace and social order within the institutional framework during times of crisis.
