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Law No. 467 - Law For The Promotion Of The Hydroelectric Sub-Sector, La Asamblea Nacional De La República De Nicaragua
Law No. 467 - Law For The Promotion Of The Hydroelectric Sub-Sector, La Asamblea Nacional De La República De Nicaragua
Latin American Energy Policies
This law aims to promote power generation using water sources, within a framework of sustainable utilization of water resources that will help promote social and economic development of the nation.
First Additional Protocol To The Agreement On Economic Complementation Between The Government Of The United States Of Mexico And The Government Of The Republic Of Guatemala In The Subject Of Trade And Transportation Of Natural Gas, Signed On December 7, 1999 - Protocol Of Adherence Of The Government Of The Republic Of El Salvador, Ministerio De Economía De El Salvador
First Additional Protocol To The Agreement On Economic Complementation Between The Government Of The United States Of Mexico And The Government Of The Republic Of Guatemala In The Subject Of Trade And Transportation Of Natural Gas, Signed On December 7, 1999 - Protocol Of Adherence Of The Government Of The Republic Of El Salvador, Ministerio De Economía De El Salvador
Latin American Energy Policies
The Republic of El Salvador assumes all the obligations and commitments derived from the agreement of economic complementation between the United States of Mexico and the government of the Republic of Guatemala in the subject of Trade and Transportation of natural gas; at the same time it acquires the rights it bestows its participants.
Ecuador: Lawsuit Filed Against Texaco, Notisur Writers
Ecuador: Lawsuit Filed Against Texaco, Notisur Writers
NotiEn: An Analytical Digest About Energy Issues in Latin America
A US legal team filed a billion-dollar lawsuit in an Ecuadoran court on May 7 against US oil giant ChevronTexaco. The plaintiffs, a group of Ecuadoran Indians, accuse the company of destroying large areas of rain forest in Ecuador and contaminating local land and rivers. They say the pollution has increased the incidence of cancer among the local population. ChevronTexaco rejects the allegations and says the company met all its obligations under Ecuadoran law. The suit was filed in the Corte Superior de Justicia in the Amazonian town of Lago Agrio, 185 km northeast of Quito. Attorneys said the trial …
Law No. 8345 - Participation Of Rural Electrification Cooperatives And Municipal Public Service Businesses In National Development, La Asamblea Legislativa De La República De Costa Rica
Law No. 8345 - Participation Of Rural Electrification Cooperatives And Municipal Public Service Businesses In National Development, La Asamblea Legislativa De La República De Costa Rica
Latin American Energy Policies
This law establishes the legal framework governing the generation, distribution and sale of electricity using renewable and nonrenewable energy resources.
Law No. 28 - Amendments To The Law Of The Electric Power Authority Of Puerto Rico, Asamblea Legislativa, Puerto Rico
Law No. 28 - Amendments To The Law Of The Electric Power Authority Of Puerto Rico, Asamblea Legislativa, Puerto Rico
Latin American Energy Policies
This law provides amendments to the "Law of the Electric Power Authority of Puerto Rico" for the purpose of restructuring the terms for the respective notices and procedures issued by the Authority for underground power cables, as well as establish penalties.'"
Nonparty Insurers In Federal Civil Actions: The Need For New Written Civil Procedure Laws, Jeffrey A. Parness
Nonparty Insurers In Federal Civil Actions: The Need For New Written Civil Procedure Laws, Jeffrey A. Parness
Faculty Peer-Reviewed Publications
Written laws guiding civil actions in the federal district courts chiefly address the presentation, preparation and resolution of claims involving parties. However, the courts often also consider claims involving non-parties as well as non-claim matters involving parties and non-parties alike. Guidelines here mainly appear in federal precedents and, to a lesser extent, in local court rules. They often follow in-state court practices. The absence of written general laws for non-party claims and non-claim matters often leads to unnecessary confusion and unfair procedures. New, generally applicable written guidelines could help reduce uncertainty and promote fairness. To exemplify, we shall particularly explore …
Old-Fashioned Pregnancy, Newly-Fashioned Paternity, Jeffrey A. Parness
Old-Fashioned Pregnancy, Newly-Fashioned Paternity, Jeffrey A. Parness
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This paper explores contemporary American laws on paternity as of the time of the live birth of a child conceived through sexual intercourse. In doing so it necessarily examines the roles of biological ties in all determinations of legal parenthood. It does not speak directly to legal paternity arising from the use of reproductive technology; to legal fatherhood arising long after birth for reasons unrelated to biology; or, to actual fatherhood, which remains unrecognized under law. It does assume that there can be no legal paternity of an unborn child, though there certainly may be prospective legal paternity that prompts …