The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) is a regional, permanent organization composed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a consultative assembly similar to the early European Parliament.[1] Currently the institution is being considered to become the legislative organ of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.[2]
Latin American Parliament Parlamento Latinoamericano (Spanish) Parlamento Latino-americano (Portuguese) Latijns-Amerikaanse parlement (Dutch) | |
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 Parlatino flag | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 10 December 1964 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Latin American Parliament | |
Alternate President of the Latin American Parliament | |
General-Secretary of the Latin American Parliament | |
Alternate General-Secretary of the Latin American Parliament | |
Committees Secretary of the Latin American Parliament | |
Inter-Parliamentary Relations Secretary of the Latin American Parliament | |
Inter-Institutional Relations Secretary of the Latin American Parliament | |
Delegate President of the Latin American Parliament | |
Vice Presidents of the Latin American Parliament | 23: Inés Beatriz Lotto Vecchietti (FPV) Alfred Marlon Sneek (AVP) Julio Salazar (MAS) Flexa Ribeiro (PSDB) Rosauro Martínez (RN) Luis Emilio Sierra (Colombian Conservative Party) Rita Gabriel Chaves Casanova (Accessibility without Exclusion) Charetti America-Francisca (MFK) Virgilio Hernández (PAIS Alliance) Sigfrido Reyes Morales (FMLN) Christian Jacques Boussinot Nuila (TODOS) Norma Haydee Calderón (PLH) Mariana Gómez del Campo (PAN) Iris Marina Montenegro Blandón (FSLN) Héctor Eduardo Aparicio (PRD) Victor Bogado González (ANR-PC) Daniel Abugattás (PNP) Teodoro Ursino Reyes (PLD) Rodolphe Emile Samuel (National Alliance (Sint Maarten)) Carlos Baraibar Ponce de León (Uruguay Assembly) Rodrigo Cabeza Morales (PSUV) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 276 |
| Committees | 13: Committee on Cattle-raising and fisheries Committee on Citizen safety, combat and prevention of narcotraffic, terrorism and organized crime Committee on Economic affairs, social debt and regional development Committee on Education, culture, science, technology and communication Committee on Energy and mines Committee on Environment and tourism Committee on Gender equity, childhood and youth Committee on Health Committee on Human rights, justice and prison policies Committee on Indigenous peoples and ethnic groups Committee on Labour, social security and legal affairs Committee on Political, municipal and integration affairs Committee on Utilities and defence of users and consumers |
| Meeting place | |
Latin American Parliament building, Amador, Panama City,  Panama | |
| Website | |
| parlatino.org | |
Origins, mandate, principles and purpose
editThe Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) was created in 1964. Its current mandate is derived from the Treaty of Institutionalization which was ratified on 16 November 1987. Situated in Panama City, Panama,[3] the Parlatino has 23 member parliaments, each of which sends to it 12 nominated plenipotentiaries. The plenipotentiaries must represent the views of their parent parliament, and take into consideration the principles of the Parliament which include the defence of democracy and the further intergeneration of Latin America. The purposes of the Parlatino are:[1]
- To promote, human rights, and economic and social development;
- To maintain and foster relations with other "geographic parliaments" (such as the European Parliament, as well as international organisations);
- To promote self-determination and defence against imperialism and colonialism.
Institutions
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The main institutions of the Parlatino are:[1]
- The unicameral Plenary Assembly which meets annually;
- The Board of Directors of the Plenary Assembly which is chaired by the President of the Assembly and oversees the work of the Parlatino between the Assembly's sessions.
- In 2009 there were thirteen permanent committees:[1]
- Cattle-raising and fisheries;
- Citizen safety, combat and prevention of narcotraffic, terrorism and organized crime;
- Economic affairs, social debt and regional development;
- Education, culture, science, technology and communication;
- Energy and mines;
- Environment and tourism;
- Gender equity, childhood and youth;
- Health;
- Human rights, justice and prison policies;
- Indigenous peoples and ethnic groups;
- Labour, social security and legal affairs;
- Political, municipal and integration affairs;
- Utilities and defence of users and consumers.
Members
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As of 2013, the following countries and territories are members of the Latin American Parliament:[4]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Evans & Silk 2009, p. 350.
- ^ acn 2011, Havana Hosts Meeting ....
- ^ Parlatino, Cómo llegar al Parlamento Latinoamericano, Parlatino, archived from the original on 20 April 2013
- ^ Informaciones de los Países Miembros Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Parlatino.org (in Spanish)
References
edit- acn (26 May 2011), Havana Hosts Meeting of Latin American Parliament, Radio Cadena Agramonte
- Evans, Paul; Silk, Paul, eds. (2009), The Parliamentary Assembly: practice and procedure, Council of Europe, p. 350, ISBN 978-92-871-6485-8
External links
edit- Latin American Parliament, archived from the original on 23 July 2010, retrieved 6 December 2005 official site in Portuguese and Spanish