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“On March 8, 1995, the Court “annulled the warrant of arrest issued”.Even though this decision was groundless, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation at that time stated in a subsequent statement (infra para. 63) that Juan Francisco López-Mejía confessed to have been coerced into rendering an incriminating statement; therefore, …

Doctrine, Practice, and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System James L. Cavallaro, Claret Vargas, Clara Sandoval, Bernard Duhaime, With Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, Stephanie Erin Brewer, Diana Guzman, and Cecilia Naddeo ISBN: 9780190900861 (Hardcover)Publicado: 19 July 2019Páginas: 968 Doctrine, Practice and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System is the first …

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES   JAM et al. v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 17-1011. Argued October 31, 2018—Decided February 27, 2019 In 1945, Congress passed the International Organizations Immunities Act (IOIA), which, among other …

Understanding the State Party Referral of the Situation in Venezuela Since 8 February 2018, the situation in Venezuela has been the subject of an ongoing preliminary examination by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. On Wednesday 26 September 2018, however, a coalition of States Parties to …

The Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on Asylum and Its Impact for the Human Rights of Refugees Worldwide [Massimo Frigo is a Senior International Legal Advisor at the International Commission of Jurists.] 2018 continues to be a year marked by fierce disputes with regard to asylum, including what it is and …

Beyond “Good Neighborliness” in the ICJ 1 October 2018 Judgment in Bolivia v. Chile: Do Human Rights and Sustainable Development Obligate Creating Negotiated Access for Landlocked Bolivia to the Pacific Ocean? On 1 October 2018, the International Court of Justice issued its Judgment on the Merits in Obligation to Negotiate Access …

Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns Venezuelan regime’s political persecution against the opposition in the San Miguel Sosa and others case The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter, IACtHR) published a recent decision (only available in Spanish) in the San Miguel Sosa and others vs. Venezuela case, by means of …

Summit of the Americas: Is There a Place for Venezuela? by Ricardo Arredondo [Ricardo Arredondo is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Buenos Aires.] 1. Introduction In recent months, Latin-American countries have been actors and witnesses of a heated debate, as tend to be those in which …

Human Rights and the Protection of the Environment: The Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights On 7 February 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the Court, IACtHR) issued the much awaited advisory opinion (A/O) concerning the obligations of States Parties to the American Convention on Human …

La Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres quedó constituida en 1928, con el nombramiento de las siete primeras Comisionadas por el Consejo Directivo de la Unión Panamericana, conformemente a una resolución adoptada por la Sexta Conferencia Internacional Americana (La Habana, 1928). Dicha resolución (fruto de una audiencia ante la Conferencia, obtenida por …

Celebrada de acuerdo con la invitación del Gobierno de Cuba, en la ocasión del segundo centenario de la fundación de la Universidad de La Habana, concurrentemente con el Congreso Interamericano de Rectores, Decanos y Educadores en General (supra, núm 83) y con el Congreso Internacional de Universidades (asamblea de carácter …

Convocada en cumplimiento de una resolución aprobada por la Primera Conferencia Panamericana de la Cruz Roja. Países representados: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Canadá, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estados Uñidos de América, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela. Además, estuvieron presentes en carácter de observadores, los representantes de ocho países …