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Proposal For Three Major Parties To Run Single Candidate In Michoacã¡N November Gubernatorial Election, Carlos Navarro Jun 2011

Proposal For Three Major Parties To Run Single Candidate In Michoacã¡N November Gubernatorial Election, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Wave Of Protests Against Mining Activity In Peru, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A May 2011

Wave Of Protests Against Mining Activity In Peru, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Soap Opera Exposes Brazil's Dark Past, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2011

Soap Opera Exposes Brazil's Dark Past, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Panama Press Freedom Questioned As Journalists Face Official And Anonymous Criticism, Sean Mattson May 2011

Panama Press Freedom Questioned As Journalists Face Official And Anonymous Criticism, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Central Bank Chief Governor Agustã­N Carstens Announces Candidacy For Top Post In International Monetary Fund, Carlos Navarro May 2011

Central Bank Chief Governor Agustã­N Carstens Announces Candidacy For Top Post In International Monetary Fund, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Protection Of Human Rights Becomes Codified In Mexican Constitution, Carlos Navarro May 2011

Protection Of Human Rights Becomes Codified In Mexican Constitution, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Are Conflicts Hampering Per's Energy And Mining Sectors?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor May 2011

Are Conflicts Hampering Per's Energy And Mining Sectors?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

There are currently 200 conflicts over natural resources in Peru, particularly in rural areas where residents complain extractive projects are destroying their lands and that they are unlikely to see many of the economic benefits, Reuters reported May 2, citing Per's human rights office. Those conflicts threaten to derail investments totaling some $40 billion over the next decade, according to the report. Are these tensions likely to crimp Per's energy and mining sectors? Which types of projects face the most strident opposition? How should the next president handle such situations? How would Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori differ in their …


Demobilization Scandal Touches Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2011

Demobilization Scandal Touches Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuador's Diplomatic Ambivalence With The U.S., Luis ÁNgel Saavedra May 2011

Ecuador's Diplomatic Ambivalence With The U.S., Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Report Says Drug Violence Promoted Self-Censorship In Mexican News Media, Suppressed Press Freedom, Carlos Navarro May 2011

Report Says Drug Violence Promoted Self-Censorship In Mexican News Media, Suppressed Press Freedom, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


President Felipe Calderã³N, Congress Act To Protect Migrants, Carlos Navarro May 2011

President Felipe Calderã³N, Congress Act To Protect Migrants, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


The Icsid Effect? Considering Potential Variations In Arbitration Awards, Susan Franck May 2011

The Icsid Effect? Considering Potential Variations In Arbitration Awards, Susan Franck

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The legitimacy of the World Bank's dispute resolution body - The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) - is a matter of heated debate. Some states have alleged that ICSID is biased, withdrawn from the ICSID Convention, and advocated creating alternative arbitration systems. Using pre-2007 archival data of the population of then- known arbitration awards, this Article quantitatively assesses whether ICSID arbitration awards were substantially different from arbitration awards rendered in other forums. The Article examines variation in the amounts claimed and outcomes reached to evaluate indicators of bias. The results indicated that there was no reliable …


How Well Is Uruguay's Nascent Oil Sector Advancing?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor May 2011

How Well Is Uruguay's Nascent Oil Sector Advancing?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Uruguay's state-run oil and gas company, ANCAP, announced last month that it discovered the first traces of underground oil in what may be a "promising shale deposit," according to director Juan Gómez. ANCAP is also preparing to launch a new bidding round for offshore blocks in September and a second round in 2012. Gómez has said the new find and the possibility of offshore oil have attracted significant interest by international investors. How promising is future onshore and offshore development in Uruguay? Does the government have the right regulatory structures in place? What more should it be doing to promote …


Slumping In The Polls, Chile's President Sebastiã¡N Piã±Era Struggles To Keep Political House In Order, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2011

Slumping In The Polls, Chile's President Sebastiã¡N Piã±Era Struggles To Keep Political House In Order, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Bolivian President Evo Morales, Unions Reach Agreement, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2011

Bolivian President Evo Morales, Unions Reach Agreement, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


El Salvador's Shift To The Left A Boon For Women's Rights, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar May 2011

El Salvador's Shift To The Left A Boon For Women's Rights, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Price Increases, Renewed Debate Over Genetically Modified Corn Place Food At Top Of Concerns In Mexico In 2011, Kent Paterson May 2011

Price Increases, Renewed Debate Over Genetically Modified Corn Place Food At Top Of Concerns In Mexico In 2011, Kent Paterson

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexican Congress Approves Changes To Constitution That Would Make Access To Ample, Quality Food A Basic Right, Carlos Navarro May 2011

Mexican Congress Approves Changes To Constitution That Would Make Access To Ample, Quality Food A Basic Right, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


How Will New Tariffs Affect Venezuela's Oil Industry?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor May 2011

How Will New Tariffs Affect Venezuela's Oil Industry?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

On April 21, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced drastic changes to windfall oil tax rates, hiking the tax from 60 percent to 95 percent when oil prices surpass $100 per barrel. The new legislation also raises the taxes to 80 percent when oil prices are between $70-90 per barrel and 90 percent when prices are between $90-100 per barrel. The government has since sought to reassure investors, saying that companies will only pay the higher rates after they recoup their original investment. How are the new taxes likely to affect investment in the country's oil sector in the short- and …


Wikileaks Cables Affect U.S. Relations With South America, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2011

Wikileaks Cables Affect U.S. Relations With South America, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Argentine President Cristina Fernã¡Ndez De Kirchner Could Win Second Term, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2011

Argentine President Cristina Fernã¡Ndez De Kirchner Could Win Second Term, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Huichol Indians Seek To Block Canadian Mine Project In San Luis Potosã­, Lindajoy Fenley May 2011

Huichol Indians Seek To Block Canadian Mine Project In San Luis Potosã­, Lindajoy Fenley

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Senate Approves Far-Reaching Political Reforms, Measure Sputters In Chamber Of Deputies, Carlos Navarro May 2011

Senate Approves Far-Reaching Political Reforms, Measure Sputters In Chamber Of Deputies, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Emblematic Court Ruling Fails To Diffuse Chile's "Mapuche Conflict", Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2011

Emblematic Court Ruling Fails To Diffuse Chile's "Mapuche Conflict", Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Is Venezuela Facing Another Electricity Crisis?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Apr 2011

Is Venezuela Facing Another Electricity Crisis?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

On April 7, a fire damaged a power line in Venezuela and caused the country's worst blackout since 2009. Top government officials were adamant that Venezuela is now better equipped than in 2009-10 when electricity shortages crimped the economy during a severe drought. However, the recent outage came amid a series of power shortages since March that industry analysts and business owners claim are hampering production. Does the Venezuelan government have the situation under control or is the electricity crisis likely to repeat itself? What steps should be taken to fix the electricity grid? Will the country be able to …


How Will Rising Fuel Costs Affect The Caribbean?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor Apr 2011

How Will Rising Fuel Costs Affect The Caribbean?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

The administration of Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding on April 11 caved in to pressure "at the eleventh hour" and rolled back the rate of the ad valorem tax on fuel, the Jamaica Gleaner reported, in an apparent bid to ward off opposition-led national street protests over fuel prices that party officials worried could turn violent. The opposition PNP party wants a permanent cap on the gas tax, as well as the removal of the general consumption tax on electricity, while the administration has pointed out that the increases in the price of fuel were being driven by the price …


Brazil's Catholic Church Slams Lula's Agrarian-Reform Record, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2011

Brazil's Catholic Church Slams Lula's Agrarian-Reform Record, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Wikileaks Highlight Panama Government's "Dark Side" And Canal-Expansion Concerns, Sean Mattson Apr 2011

Wikileaks Highlight Panama Government's "Dark Side" And Canal-Expansion Concerns, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


State-Run Oil Company Pemex Looking Into Purchase Of Oil Refineries In U.S., Carlos Navarro Apr 2011

State-Run Oil Company Pemex Looking Into Purchase Of Oil Refineries In U.S., Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Recent Tamaulipas Massacre Among Difficult Challenges For New Attorney General Marisela Morales, Carlos Navarro Apr 2011

Recent Tamaulipas Massacre Among Difficult Challenges For New Attorney General Marisela Morales, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.