Dear Colleagues, 

We are pleased to inform that the XXIX Ibero-American Conference on Procedural Law will be held on 7, 8 and 9 April 2027 at the Punta del Este Convention and Exhibition Centre, in the department of Maldonado, Uruguay.

It will be preceded by the XXII Uruguayan Conference on Procedural Law, scheduled for 6 and 7 April at the same venue.

Under the theme “Strengthening Justice to Guarantee the Rule of Law”, the Conference will bring together specialists in Procedural Law to examine, among other topics, the legacy of Eduardo J. Couture, procedural safeguards in the face of artificial intelligence, the fight against organized crime, access to justice, judicial independence, the judicialization of public policies, and contemporary regulation of evidence.

The preliminary programme includes academics and legal professionals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Among the principal participants are Teresa Arruda, Roberto Berizonce, Ángel Landoni, Hernán Fabio López Blanco, Silvia Barona, Sophia Romero, Humberto Dalla Bernardina de Pinho, Ulises Canosa, Ángela Buitrago, Gustavo Badaró, Daniel Pastor and Paula Costa e Silva.

The programme includes thematic panels, lectures, a call for papers, a young proceduralists’ competition, and the Ordinary General Assembly of the Ibero-American Institute of Procedural Law. 

The opening ceremony will feature the participation of Santiago Pereira Campos, Walter D. Guerra Pérez, Gabriel Valentin and Florencio Macedo. 

Registration is unified and includes participation in both the Ibero-American Conference and the Uruguayan Conference, as well as the conference book and materials, coffee breaks, a welcome reception and a digital certificate. Early registration will remain open until 31 October 2026.

Interested participants should visit www.audp.org.uy, select the registration option, make the corresponding payment and complete the online registration form, attaching proof of payment. Registration-related enquiries may be addressed to [email protected] or [email protected], or via WhatsApp at +598 99 098 963.

We hope that you will find this information of interest and remain at your disposal should you require any further assistance.

Kind regards,

Embassy of Uruguay