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On Armed Conflict, Human Rights, And Preserving The Rule Of Law In Latin America, Luz Estella Nagle

Luz Estella Nagle

The rule of law in Latin America is under great stress due to ongoing internal armed conflict, the proliferation of criminal gangs and international crime organizations, the presence of international terrorist cells in the region, government corruption, citizens’ loss of faith in their governments, and other social and political factors all conspire to cast the Latin American world into a region of transborder conflict, lawlessness, and long term political and social instability.

This article examines the impact on the rule of law in Latin America from internal armed conflict and its attendant terrorism and human rights violations committed by state …

Same Sex Marriage In Argentina, Martin Hevia, Ezequiel Spector

Martin Hevia

In recent years, same sex marriage has become one of the hottest legal and political topics worldwide. Latinamerica is not an exception to that rule. Recently, in September 2007, the Argentine National Civil Court of Appeals rejected an injunction brought by a couple of two women that wanted to get married. In the injunction, they said that Art. 172 of the Argentine Civil Code – which requires that marriage be celebrated between individuals of different sex – is unconstitutional. According to the Court, however, the different sex requirement established by Art. 172 has an “objective and reasonable” justification”: the state’s …

The Global Administrative Law Project: A Review From Brazil, Michelle R. Sanchez-Badin Mrs.

Michelle R Sanchez-Badin Mrs.

This brief article intends to introduce a few lines on the GAL project and to address a couple of ideas on the potentialities of the dialogue that has been established with Latin American scholars, with an emphasis on the Brazilian context. On this basis, its main purpose is to improve the understanding about the current status of GAL debate, in Latin America, as well as to favor a better understanding on the contribution the region is likely to make to GAL analysis, both with empirical cases and academic production in the region and/or in Brazil. I make references mainly to …