Archivo de Etiquetas: 1969

Mucho más que una respuesta a Colombia: a propósito de la Opinión Consultiva OC-23 de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos sobre ambiente y derechos humanos Nicolás Boeglin, Profesor de Derecho Internacional Público, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) El 7 de febrero del 2018, la Corte Interamericana …

THE DICKENSON BAY AGREEMENT AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE CARIBBEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION The Governments of Antigua, Barbados and British Guiana – SHARING a common determination to fulfil within the shortest possible time the hopes and aspirations of their peoples of other Caribbean countries for full employment and improved living standards; CONSCIOUS …

Argelia y el desafío energético de Europa Ante la búsqueda de nuevos suministradores que reduzcan la dependencia del gas ruso, Argelia se ha consolidado como un socio estratégico para la Unión Europea en materia de seguridad energética. Sin embargo, el país magrebí, que basa su estabilidad socioeconómica en la explotación …

A Commentary on the Maritime Delimitation Issues in the Croatia v. Slovenia Final Award I. Introduction An arbitral tribunal, constituted under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, issued its final and unanimous award in the Croatia v. Slovenia case on 29 June 2017. The arbitration concerned a territorial and …

The Jadhav Case and the Legal Effect of Non-Registration of Treaties Those following the legal tangle of the Jadhav Case closely would have noticed India’s (attempted) coup de grâce in its oral submissions regarding the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access of 21 May 2008 between India and Pakistan (“2008 Agreement”, …

The Venezuela Crisis at the Organization of American States: Between Withdrawal and Suspension by Alonso Illueca [Alonso Illueca is a lawyer and adjunct Professor of law at Universidad Catolica Santa Maria La Antigua and Universidad del Istmo Panama.] On May 31, 2017, the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign …

Taking the ‘Union’ out of ‘EU’: The EU-Turkey Statement on the Syrian Refugee Crisis as an Agreement Between States under International Law Almost one year after its conclusion, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has eventually made clear the real nature of the ‘so-called’ EU-Turkey Statement. The …

Turkish Military Intervention in Mosul: A Legal and Political Perspective In October 2016, Turkey deployed hundreds of its armed troops to the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, 12 kilometers northeast of Mosul held by Islamic State. Meanwhile, Iraqi officials have called for Turkey to withdraw its forces from Iraq’s territory. Relevantly, …

Brexit and International Law In earlier posts (here and here) there was a discussion about the different scenarios that might play out following the UK’s vote to exit the European Union. These and other debates have focused largely on the legal implications for the UK and the European Union and …

ARTICULO 1 Ampliar el período a que se refiere el Artículo 2 del Tratado de Montevideo hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1980. ARTICULO 2 La ampliación dispuesta por el artículo anterior se extiende a todas aquellas disposiciones que conforman la estructura jurídica de la Asociación en cuanto tengan relación …

El siglo XXI: ¿Un siglo sin barreras? Si se observa cualquier imagen tomada por satélite, probablemente una de las características de la instantánea que atraerá más rápidamente nuestra atención es la ausencia de fronteras que delimitan el territorio en diferentes parcelas. Estas divisiones artificiales, establecidas por las comunidades humanas, sin …