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Unleashing The Beast: Confronting Animal Trafficking As Organized Crime In The Americas, Erick J. Wilson Dec 2023

Unleashing The Beast: Confronting Animal Trafficking As Organized Crime In The Americas, Erick J. Wilson

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

Wildlife trafficking is a serious yet often overlooked issue across the Americas. This Note examines wildlife trafficking across the Americas, analyzing the legal frameworks and challenges facing countries like the United States, Guatemala, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, and Brazil. Three key obstacles emerge: the lack of recognition of trafficking as organized crime, limited resources for enforcement, and deficient penalties. Though the United States has laws like the Lacey Act to address importation of illegally traded wildlife, weak foreign laws constrain efficacy. Many Latin American nations do not categorize wildlife trafficking as organized crime, despite its intricate parallels with activities like drug …


Deforestation Of The Brazilian Amazon Under Jair Bolsonaro’S Reign: A Growing Ecological Disaster And How It May Be Reduced, Richard Perez May 2021

Deforestation Of The Brazilian Amazon Under Jair Bolsonaro’S Reign: A Growing Ecological Disaster And How It May Be Reduced, Richard Perez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Treaty Of Amity, Commerce, And Navigation Between Brazil And The U.S., Prof. Dr. Attila S.L. Andrade Jr. Aug 2016

Treaty Of Amity, Commerce, And Navigation Between Brazil And The U.S., Prof. Dr. Attila S.L. Andrade Jr.

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

This Article deals with the analytical history of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between the U.S. and Brazil. In the first part of the Article, the author analyzed all the provisions of the Treaty entered into between the two countries on December 12, 1828. The second part examined the historical causes for the early termination of the Treaty, 13 years after its execution. It suggests and evidences that the historical cause lies in a political factor, that is, the conflicts between a Republican form of government and the Brazilian Imperial political system. The third and final part of …


Affirmative Action In Brazil: Reverse Discrimination And The Creation Of A Constitutionally Protected Color-Line, Christopher Dischino Apr 2010

Affirmative Action In Brazil: Reverse Discrimination And The Creation Of A Constitutionally Protected Color-Line, Christopher Dischino

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha Jan 2009

Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dispute Resolution In Mercosul: The Protocol Of Las Leñas And The Case Law Of The Brazilian Supreme Court, Nadia De Araujo Apr 2001

Dispute Resolution In Mercosul: The Protocol Of Las Leñas And The Case Law Of The Brazilian Supreme Court, Nadia De Araujo

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.