1st Inter-American Essay Contest on Childhood, Adolescence and the Family"- 2002
   "Inter-American Competition of Monographs on Justice Systems for Adolescents in Conflict with the Law� - 2003

AWARD RESOLUTION  

Inter-American Competition of Monographs on
�JUSTICE SYSTEMS FOR ADOLESCENTS IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW�

Having met at the offices of the Inter-American Children�s Institute (IIN), the members of the Jury of the �Inter-American Competition of Monographs on Justice Systems for Adolescents in Conflict with the Law,� convened by the IIN with the aim of encouraging the pursuit of knowledge, research and the promotion of the rights of children and adolescents among the citizens of the Member States, have reached the following decision: 

After several sessions of deliberations, considering the rules of the competition, the Jury has resolved: 

ONE. That 17 monographs of varying lengths and from different Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) were received � clear evidence that there is great interest in this subject. 

TWO. That the following evaluation criteria were used in the decision-making process: 

a)      Content (60% of the overall evaluation). This includes: Technical quality of the handling of the subject; new contributions; and compatibility of the approach with related international law (especially the Convention on the Rights of the Child).

b)      Academic Value (25% of the overall evaluation). This includes: Scientific and didactic rigor for the level of academic discourse; and suitability for publication and compatibility with the objectives of the IIN/OAS.

c)      Style (15% of the overall evaluation). This includes: Correct use of language and grammar. 

THREE: That the Jury unanimously decided: 

a. To award the first prize of USD $2,000 and a parchment certificate to the work entitled: 

La Familia en la ejecuci�n de las Sanciones del Sistema Penal de Responsabilidad del Adolescente (Una mirada desde las y los adolescentes) [The Role of the Family in the Implementation of Penalties in the System of Adolescent Criminal Responsibility (An Adolescent-oriented Approach)]  

b. To award the second prize of USD $1,000 and a parchment certificate to the work entitled: 

Lineamientos para una Pol�tica Criminal acorde a la Doctrina de la Protecci�n Integral [Guidelines for a Criminal Policy in Line with the Doctrine of Integral Protection]  

c. To award the third prize of USD $500 and a parchment certificate to the work entitled: 

La Cuesti�n de los Adolescentes Infractores. Necesidad de una adecuaci�n sustancial a la Convenci�n sobre los Derechos del Ni�o [The Issue of Young Offenders: The Need for Substantial Adaptation to the Convention on the Rights of the Child] 

d. To award a single special mention with a parchment certificate, to the work entitled: 

Al�m do Ato Infracional: Adolesc�ncia, Direito e Interdisciplinaridade [Beyond the Illegal Act: Adolescents, the Law and Interdisciplinarity] 

e. To declare as void the four remaining special mentions included in the call for contributions. 

FOUR: That, in the presence of all its members, the Jury opened the envelopes and verified that the winning works listed above correspond to the authors listed below (in the same order): 

a. Author:           SARAI P�REZ AQUERRETA
                         Venezuela
                          Address: Conjunto Residencial Terrazas de la Vega. Edificio 16, Piso 4, Apartamento 4-F. Parroquia La Vega
                         (Antigua F�brica de Cementos La Vega), Caracas,
                         Venezuela.
                         Tel: 58 0212 483 8630
                         Cell: 58 0412 9772488 

b. Authors:         MAR�A CONSUELO BARLETTA VILLAR�N
                         Peru
                         Address: Jr. Sta. Ver�nica 177. Urb. Sta Emma. Lima,
                         Peru
                         Tel: 5114 564 3590 

                         HUGO MORALES C�RDOVA
                         Peru
                         Address: Horacio Cevallos Mza. M12 Lte. 14 � San Juan de Luriganco. Lima,
                         Peru
                         Tel: 5114 387 4519

c. Author:           MAR�A DANIELA PUEBLA
                         Argentina
                         Address: Torre 7�. 2� Piso �B�, Barrio San Mart�n, San Juan CP 5400,
                         Argentina
                         Tel: 264 422 0935
                         Fax: 264 423 0314
                         Email: [email protected]

 d. Authors:        MAR�A SAMPAIO OLIVEIRA LIMA
                         Brazil
                         Address: CEP 41.820-230 Salvador, Bah�a
                         Brazil
                         Tel: 71 358 0063
                         Fax: 71 351 3166
                         Email: [email protected] 

                         ANA CECILIA DE SOUSA BASTOS
                         Brazil
                         Address: Rua Macap� Edf. Mansao Horto de Ondina Ap. 601
                         Ondina - Salvador, Bah�a, Brazil
                         Tel: 71 235 6899
                         Email: [email protected] 

                         VANIA SAMPAIO ALVES
                         Brazil
                         Address: Condominio Jardim das Limeiras Edf. Lima Imperatriz BL. 303B Ap. 204 Vales dos Lagos
                         CEP 41.250-440 - Salvador, Bah�a,
                         Brazil
                         Tel: 71 212 1483 71 212 7516
                         Email: [email protected] 

                         LETICIA MARQUES DOS SANTOS
                         Brazil
                         Address: Condominio Morada Do Bosque Rua B n.571 Edf. Alamo Ap. 402 Imbui CEP 41.730-010 - Salvador, Bah�a,
                         Brazil
                         Tel: 71 230 5055
                         Email: [email protected] 

                        MIRIA ALVES RAMOS DE ALCANTARA
                         Brazil
                         Address: Rua Arqu�medes Goncalves n. 62 Ap. 102 Jardim Baiano
                         CEP 40.050-300 - Salvador, Bah�a,
                         Brazil
                         Tel: 71 322 0534
                         Email: [email protected]  

FIVE: That the Jury�s decision will be widely publicized. 

SIX: That the Jury will proceed to award the prizes to the winners once they have all been notified, and once individual agreements have been reached with each of them, given that they reside in different countries. 

SEVEN: The present decision is issued in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, on the eighteenth of December of the year 2003.

Signatures: 

THE JURY   

Alejandro Bonasso Lenguas
President  of the Jury

Elbio Ramos                      Piero Solari                       Silvana Bruno                                       Gustavo Forselledo