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Trabalho Escravo: L'Esclavage Contemporain Au Brésil, Rebecca J. Scott, Jean Hebrard
Trabalho Escravo: L'Esclavage Contemporain Au Brésil, Rebecca J. Scott, Jean Hebrard
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"Le gouvernement brésilien a engagé, il y a quelques années, une ambitieuse campagne de lutte contre l’exploitation de travailleurs dans une condition « analogue » à celle d’esclave. Cette politique répondait à des campagnes de protestation réitérées et à des pressions internationales, mais elle se formula en référence à une histoire nationale dont l’esclavage était inséparable. Les révélations de la Commission pastorale de la terre, les plaintes déposées auprès de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l’homme, les actions de nombreux organismes gouvernementaux ou non-gouvernementaux ont certainement été déterminantes dans les choix qui ont alors été faits. Toutefois, tout au …
Regional Projects Require Regional Planning: Human Rights Impacts Arising From Infrastructure Projects, Abby Rubinson
Regional Projects Require Regional Planning: Human Rights Impacts Arising From Infrastructure Projects, Abby Rubinson
Michigan Journal of International Law
Regional projects require regional planning to avoid potentially disastrous environmental and human rights abuses. Focusing on the Rio Madeira project in Brazil as a case study in the impacts of infrastructure projects, this Note identifies the harm anticipated from these projects and highlights the need for verification of official predictions of such harm. It then proceeds to a legal analysis, addressing the applicable international law, Brazilian law, and regional legal frameworks and outlining the negative legal consequences arising from inadequate impact assessments. In light of these negative legal implications, the Note concludes by illustrating the need to proceed with planning …
Americano: The New Foundation Of International Law, Michigan Law Review
Americano: The New Foundation Of International Law, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of THE NEW FOUNDATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. By Jorge Americana.
International Law - Sovereign Immunity - Immunity From Suit Of Funds Belonging To A Political Subdivision Of A State, Wilbur Jacobs
International Law - Sovereign Immunity - Immunity From Suit Of Funds Belonging To A Political Subdivision Of A State, Wilbur Jacobs
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, the holder of bonds of defendant, the state of Sao Paulo, one of the federated states of the United States of Brazil, attached funds belonging to the defendant and deposited them in a New York bank to meet payments on the bonds. During the depression there had been a general default by Brazil and its states on their external debts because of the unfavorable trade conditions and consequent lack of dollar exchange. The Aranha plan was devised in 1934 to combat these conditions through control of foreign exchange. Each state was required to deposit with the Bank of Brazil …