PRESENTATIONS Session 1: Towards a systemic transformation to counter corruption

• Citizen participation and action, Shaazka Beyerle, United States Institute of Peace

Session 2: Strengthening parliamentary oversight to promote openness and counter corruption

• National Anti-Corruption System in Grenada, Anande Trotman-Joseph, Integrity and Anti Corruption Commission of Grenada
• Anti-money laundering regimes and beneficial ownership transparency, Esteban Fullin, International Monetary Fund
• Strengthening parliamentary oversight to promote openness and counter corruption, Jaime B. Guerrero, Foley & Lardner LLP

Session 3: Applying openness practices to advance sustainable development

• Shaping a model for successful civil society participation in national governance & sustainable development processes, Zakiya Uzoma-Wadada, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
• Bribri and Cabecar Indigenous Network (RIBCA), Leví Sucre, Atlantic Block of the Bribrí Cabécar Indigenous Network
• National Forum of Women in Political Parties, Juana Herrera, National Forum of Women in Political Parties (FONAMUPP)

• Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, 2018
• Corruption Perceptions Index 2018. Transparency International, 2019
• Latin American Legislative Transparency Index. Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency, website (in Spanish)
• Open Parliament Portal. ParlAmericas, website
• Executive Summary: Guide to Develop an Open Parliament Action Plan (preliminary draft). ParlAmericas, 2018
• Road Map Towards Legislative Openness. ParlAmericas, 2016
  

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  WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY

  WORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
  WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRAWORKSHOP ON POST-LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY

  AGENDA PRESENTATIONS

  • Post-legislative scrutiny: Introduction, Devin O’Shaughnessy and Franklin De Vrieze, Westminster Foundation for Democracy
  • Canada’s Perspective on Post-Legislative Scrutiny, Senator Percy Downe (Canada)
  • Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Congress of the State of Guanajuato: Methodology and experiences, María Fernanda Arreguín Gámez, State Congress of Guanajuato, Mexico
  • Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Post-Legislative scrutiny, Angelique Massiah, Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Workshop on Post-Legislative Scrutiny, Rocío Noriega, Bicameral Group on Transparency of Chile
  • Post-legislative scrutiny: Principles and Practical Steps, Franklin De Vrieze, Westminster Foundation for Democracy

  RESOURCES

  • Principles of Post-Legislative Scrutiny by Parliaments. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 2018
  • Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Comparative study of practices of Post-Legislative Scrutiny in selected parliaments and the rationale for its place in democracy. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 2017

During the gathering, elections were held for the Open Parliament Network Executive Committee. The result of the election was the following:

• Vice-President – Caribbean:
  • Senator Ranard E. Henfield (Bahamas)