Complex sentence: After the Convention came into force on 18 July 1978, the first election of judges took place on 22 May 1979, and the new Court convened for the first time on 29 June 1979 at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States.
Split into simpler sentences: After the Convention came into force on 18 July 1978, the first election of judges took place on 22 May 1979. The new Court first convened on 29 June 1979 at the Organization of American States Headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States.