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Kidnappers Without Borders: An Epidemic In Need Of Global Solutions, Caroline Gray Mcglamry
Kidnappers Without Borders: An Epidemic In Need Of Global Solutions, Caroline Gray Mcglamry
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The Political Fragmentation Of Land Use Governance In Santiago, Chile, And Its Implications For Socioeconomic Residential Segregation, Diego Gil Mc Cawley
The Political Fragmentation Of Land Use Governance In Santiago, Chile, And Its Implications For Socioeconomic Residential Segregation, Diego Gil Mc Cawley
Diego Gil Mc Cawley
Despite decades of economic development and the general improvement in the quality of life of its people, Santiago, the capital of Chile, presents high levels of residential segregation along socioeconomic lines. A debate about legal reforms to address this phenomenon is currently occurring. Existing Chilean research suggests that the current pattern of urban segregation has been caused by social housing policies based on the provision of subsidies to homeless people implemented in the last decades. However, foreign literature, especially in the United States, indicates that residential segregation is also influenced by land use legal structure and practices. This latter factor …
Abortion In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Comparative Study Of Domestic Laws And Relevant Jurisprudence Following The Adoption Of The American Convention On Human Rights, Ligia M. Dejesus
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
By ratifying the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR),' Latin American and Caribbean states made a commitment to protect prenatal life from the moment of conception
Legal Stability Contracts In Colombia: An Appropriate Incentive For Investments? Historical Causes And Impact Analysis Of Law 963 To 2005, Alvaro Pereira
Legal Stability Contracts In Colombia: An Appropriate Incentive For Investments? Historical Causes And Impact Analysis Of Law 963 To 2005, Alvaro Pereira
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
Current global economic order is openly dependent on foreign direct investment (FDI). At least since the 1990’s, developing countries have competed to attract FDI because it is considered the best source of technology, employment, and financial resources. Colombian Law 963 of 2005, which is a response to said competition, allows the signature of Legal Stability Contracts (LSCs) between the State and investors for the purpose of stabilizing the rules guiding investment decisions, for up to 20 years. Legal stabilization has successfully proven to increase FDI inflows. Nevertheless, incentives for FDI have been subject to several critiques that stress the excess …
Legal Latin Americanism, Jorge L. Esquirol