Claudia S. de Windt

Claudia Sofia de Windt Vicente is a Dominican international environmental lawyer and political scientist.

Claudia S. de Windt
Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute of Justice and Sustainability
Assumed office
June 2019
Head of the Environmental Law, Policy, and Good Governance Section of the Organization of American States
In office
2008 – August 2018
Personal details
BornSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Education
OccupationLawyer
Websitewww.ii-js.org/leadership/claudiadewindt/

Early life and education

Claudia S. de Windt was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her grandfather, Admiral César de Windt Lavandier, inspired her interest in nature. She studied law at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), earned a master's degree in international legal studies from the Washington College of Law, and a certificate in negotiation from Harvard Law School.[1]

She was granted her license to practice law in the Dominican Republic in June 2000.[2]

Career

In 2001, de Windt began working at the Department of Sustainable Development and the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States (OAS),[1] directing initiatives for legislative reform,[3][4] justice,[5] sustainability,[6] environmental law,[7] and its relationship to human rights in the Americas.[8] She has worked on proposals for business standards and practices to ensure sustainability without losing sight of mitigating climate change.[6]

She made oral arguments regarding the request of the Republic of Colombia for an advisory opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the interpretation of various articles of the American Convention on Human Rights, addressing its environmental implications and ramifications.[9][10]

At OAS, she was head of the Environmental Law, Policy, and Good Governance section, and a principal specialist in environmental security and justice.[1] As a senior adviser, she led various political processes and negotiations on sustainability at the multilateral and hemispheric level.[11]

De Windt has co-authored several legislative proposals in the Americas, including the General Environmental Law of the Dominican Republic and its regulations.[12][13] In 2015, she was part of the Environment Commission that worked on updating Mexico's environmental legal framework at the Federal Senate level.[14] This work continued in other countries in the region, such as Brazil.[15] She has been involved in policy processes and negotiations on sustainability, both in the Inter-American system and the United Nations.[16]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, de Windt proposed solutions from environmental law to address pandemics in the Americas, collaborating with the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), including the launch of its first webinar in Spanish.[17]

In April 2020, together with former Paraguayan Justice Minister Sheila Abed and Ecuadorian environmental expert María Amparo Albán, de Windt founded the Inter-American Institute of Justice and Sustainability (IIJS), an organization based in Washington, D.C., with a presence in several cities in the Americas. She was appointed its executive director on World Environment Day, 5 June 2020.

De Windt is an adjunct professor at American University's Washington College of Law.[18]

Recognition
  • In November 2015, de Windt was recognized by the OAS Permanent Council for her ongoing work and commitment to the issue of climate change.[19]
  • In June 2016, she was recognized by the OAS Permanent Council for her invaluable support and diligent efforts as an advisor to the Presidency during the negotiation process of the organization's 46th General Assembly.[20]
  • In January 2020, she was named a visiting scholar by the Environmental Law Institute[21]

References
  1. "Claudia S. de Windt". OAS Department of Sustainable Development. August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Dec. No. 248-00 que concede exequátur a varios profesionales". Gaceta Oficial (in Spanish). Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. "OEA tiene fondos para préstamo ambiental a República Dominicana" [OAS Has Funds for an Environmental Loan to the Dominican Republic]. El Día (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "Duberlí Rodríguez: 'gran parte de delitos contra el medio ambiente no son judicializados por falta de logística'" [Duberlí Rodríguez: 'A Great Part of Crimes Against the Environment are Not Tried Due to Failure of Logistics'] (in Spanish). Judiciary of Peru. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "Más de cien jueces tratarán en Pucallpa avances en justicia ambiental" [More Than One Hundred Judges Will Discuss Advances in Environmental Justice in Pucallpa] (in Spanish). Lima. Andina. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. Report on the OECD Workshop on 'Greening Regional Trade Agreements' (PDF). OECD. 17 March 2017. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. Simposio mundial sobre 'Poderes judiciales y medio ambiente: adjudicando nuestro futuro' [World Symposium on 'Judicial Powers and the Environment: Adjudging Our Future'] (PDF). Organization of American States. 2018. pp. 3, 6, 7. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. "11th Plenary Assembly – Santiago, Chile 2014". ParlAmericas. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. "WCEL and the environmental rule of law in the Americas". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. "WCEL partners with UN Environment to launch campaign to protect environmental defenders". International Union for Conservation of Nature. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. Castro, Rafael (11 April 2016). "Comisión de la OEA llega al país a supervisar logística para la asamblea que se realizará en junio" [OAS Commission Arrives in the Country to Supervise Logistics for the Assembly to be Held in June]. Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. Experiencias y buenas prácticas en materia legislativa y de implementación de legislaciones nacionales [Experiences and Best Practices in Legislative Matters and the Implementation of National Laws] (PDF) (in Spanish). OAS Department of Sustainable Development. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. Informe sobre Normas de Gestión Ambiental para las Marinas y Actividades Acuáticas Recreacionales [Report on Environmental Management Standards for Marinas and Aquatic Recreational Activities] (in Spanish). USAID. March 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. "Comisión de Medio Ambiente en Senado actualizará marco jurídico ambiental" [Senate Environmental Commission Will Update Environmental Legal Framework] (in Spanish). Senate of the Republic of Mexico. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. "Requerimento Nº48, de 2014" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Senate. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. "50 líderes dominicanos visitan las oficinas de GFDD en Washington DC para conversar sobre medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible" [50 Dominican Leaders Visit GFDD Offices in Washington, D.C. to Discuss Environment and Sustainable Development] (in Spanish). Global Foundation for Democracy and Development. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  17. "La Comisión Mundial de Derecho Ambiental (WCEL) de la UICN realizó su primer seminario web en español" [The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) Holds its First Webinar in Spanish] (in Spanish). International Union for Conservation of Nature. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  18. "Claudia De Windt, Adjunct Associate Professor of Law". Washington College of Law. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  19. CP/ACTA 2047/15 (in Spanish). Organization of American States. 25 November 2015. pp. 93–94. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  20. CP/ACTA 2078/16 (in Spanish). Organization of American States. 7 June 2016. pp. 239–240. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  21. "Breaking News: Pandemics Now & Next Time". Environmental Law Institute. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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