DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Participants attending the 29th World Law Congress in Santo Domingo addressed key issues impacting the Dominican Republic. President Luis Abinader and the King of Spain, Felipe VI will participate in the closing of the Congress on 6 May 2025. Some 300 panelists from more than 70 countries are participating in the event.

Héctor Schamis, advisor to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), lamented in his remarks during the World Law Congress held in Santo Domingo that the fight against international organized crime is not considered a global priority, despite it being “an unparalleled industry and a hub of operations that states struggle to compete with.”

He noted that the world currently faces multiple challenges, particularly bilateral ones, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and other issues, which obscure...