Archivo de Etiquetas: BRAZIL

Leticia & Pancho: The alleged historic precedents for unwilling or unable in Latin America, explored Alonso Gurmendi Alonso Gurmendi is currently Professor of International Law at Universidad del Pacífico Law School, in Lima, Peru. Ever since its very first articulations, the “unwilling or unable test” has relied heavily in the …

Public Security and International Law: Comments on Bolsonaro’s War on Crime [Renata Nagamine is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil.] On October 28th, 2018, Brazilians chose their president for the next 4 years. The running candidates were Universidade de São Paulo Professor Fernando Haddad and Captain Jair …

State Practice regarding Self-Defence against Non-State Actors: An Incomplete Picture Two weeks ago, the International Law Association released its long awaited and very interesting report on use of force. It is a very thorough document that is a must-read for anyone interested in jus ad bellum. Some parts of the …

Recognizing the potential of sport as a valuable tool in the achievement of peace and development, the General Assembly today adopted a resolution reaffirming its use to promote dialogue and reconciliation in areas of conflict during and after the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Further to that text, adopted without a …

Agreement on Sueeession Issues (with annexes). Vienna, 29 June 2001 Entry into forcé: 2 June 2004, in accordance with article 12 (1) which reads as follows: “(I) This Agreement shall enter into forcé thirty days after the deposit ofthe fifth instrument of ratification. The Depositan> shall notify the successor States, …

By Tim Shipman and Ian Drury Military chiefs are dusting off their plans for the defence of the  Falklands after South American countries banned ships from the islands docking in their ports. Sources fear Prince William’s six-month deployment to the South Atlantic as an air-sea rescue pilot next year could …

Falklands boat ban sparks UK-Argentina row Kirchner accuses Britain of taking Argentina’s resources after South American trading bloc bans boats with islands’ flag The Argentinian president has accused Britain of taking her country’s resources and ignoring UN resolutions, as the Foreign Office condemned a move by a South American trading …

  Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions   Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York Security Council 6498th Meeting (Night) Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing …

In Swift, Decisive Action, Security Council Imposes Tough Measures on Libyan Regime, Adopting Resolution 1970 in Wake of Crackdown on Protesters Situation Referred to International Criminal Court; Secretary-General Expresses Hope Message ‘Heard and Heeded’ in Libya Deploring what it called “the gross and systematic violation of human rights” in strife-torn …

Proyectos de integración regional sudamericana: hacia una teoría de convergencia regional | South American regional integration projects. Towards a theory of regional convergence Está surgiendo una nueva unidad regional, Sudamérica. En contraposición con Latinoamérica, es un concepto geoestratégico más definible e independiente. Pero, ¿esto hace que la integración regional sea …

The Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, hereinafter referred to as the “States Parties”, CONSIDERING that the expansion of their domestic markets, through integration, is a vital prerequisite for accelerating their processes of economic development with social justice, BELIEVING …

Los infrascritos Plenipotenciarios, a nombre de sus respectivos Gobiernos, con el propósito de determinar en ciertos casos su situación en cuanto a obligaciones militares a las personas que tengan dos o más nacionalidades, han convenido en lo siguientes: ARTICULO I La persona que tenga dos o más nacionalidades y resida …