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Law 5961 - Geothermal Energy, La Asamblea Legislativa De La República De Costa Rica

Latin American Energy Policies

This law declares Costa Rica's interest in the exploration of geothermal energy resources. It states that all activities concerning geothermal energy are the sole responisbility of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). Under this law, ICE is authorized to acquire all land required for research, exploration, exploitation and protection of geothermal resources, applying the provisions of Act No 2292 of November 20, 1958.

The Andean Code After Five Years, Roberto Dañino

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Law No. 18 - Fortune Hydroelectric Project, Asamblea Legislativa De Panamá

Latin American Energy Policies

Declares as urgent social interest the construction, protection and operation of the Fortuna hydroelectric plant and the correct use of the land in which this project will be developed.

Decree For The Encouragement Of Mineral Exploration On Any Territory Of The Republic And Adaptation Of The Existing Legal Structures To The Realities Of The Mining Industry, Bureau Des Mines Et De L'Energie

Latin American Energy Policies

States that the natural deposits of minerals, oil and gas, mineral springs and thermo, geothermal and other concentrations of natural energy and in general natural resources belong to the Haitian Nation.

Historical Perspectives And New Directions In The Exploitation Of Latin American Petroleum Resources, Henry B. Steele

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This paper constitutes an attempt, in a very brief compass, to provide an historical survey of the traditional roles of government and private enterprise in the exploitation of Latin American petroleum resources, to evaluate the current situation, and to speculate in a limited manner on the future implications of present developments. The basic analytical frame of reference is that of economics, but since the petroleum industry is a world industry, developments in the Latin American petroleum industry must be placed in the wider context of world oil industry economics and politics. From the standpoint of economic analysis, the major conflict …

Oil Operations In Latin America: The Future Of Private Enterprise, Ewell E. Murphy, Jr.

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

We live in tumultuous times. Whether measured on a scale of millennia, of centuries, or of generations, our lifetime's segment of the graph of world history is marking giddy ascents, harrowing declines, and abrupt, unbridgeable discontinuities.

On a millennial scale we are entering the twilight of those five astounding centuries of Western leadership that began with the Renaissance. The flags of empire, long banished from the Americas, have now been struck in Asia and Africa as well, and flutter quaintly over only a dwindling handful of enclaves and outposts. Islam has awakened from her sleep of seven hundred years and …

Law No. 76 - Authorizes The Hydraulic Resources And Electrification Institute To Execute Contracts With A.B. (Skanska Cementjuteriet, Asea, Bofors - Nohab Y (Vbb) Vattenbyggnadsbyran, Asamblea Legislativa De Panamá

Latin American Energy Policies

Authorizes the execution of a contract between A.B. and VBB for the development of La Estrella hydroelectric project in Panama.

Law No. 77 - Authorizes The Hydraulic Resources And Electrification Institute The Credit Application With Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Asamblea Legislativa De Panamá

Latin American Energy Policies

This credit authorization is for La Estrella hydroelectric project in Panama cited in Law No. 76.

Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Revisited, C. R. Norberg

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Developing The Role Of Law In Social Change: Past Endeavors And Future Opportunities In Latin America And The Caribbean, A. López Valdez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Andean Group's Program For Industrial Development Of The Metalworking Sector: Integration With Due And Deliberate Spid, D. B. Furnish, W. F. Atkin

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Expropriation In Argentina And Brazil: Theory And Practice, Keith S. Rosenn

Articles

No abstract provided.

Imported Slaves: Esclavos Importados

Subjects

The Bracero program was created to address the increase number of undocumented workers in farms throughout the United States. Detailed is an article by Bill Chandler and his perspective on the program and the exploitation of farm workers. Included is a section highlighting the challenges that farm worker striking face.

The Petroleum Taxes Act, Ministry Of Energy And Energy Affairs, Government Of The Republic Of Trinidad And Tobago

Latin American Energy Policies

An act respecting taxation of businesses carried on in the course of certain petroleum operations.

Judicial Review In Latin America, Keith S. Rosenn

Articles

No abstract provided.

Political Constitution Of The Republic Of Panama, Gobierno De Panamá

Latin American Energy Policies

Establishes that the land and water destined to hydroelectric production belongs to the State and are for public use; therefore, they can't be privately owned.

Law Decree No. 169 - Regulating Law For The Storage, Transportation And Distribution Of Oil Products, Asamblea Nacional Legislativa De El Salvador

Latin American Energy Policies

Law has as goal the regulation and monitoring of the storage, transportation and distribution of oil products, as well as the construction and operation of service stations/gas stations and tanks for private consumption.

Inter-American Commercial Arbitration, C. R. Norberg

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Peace Corps: From Enthusiasm To Disciplined Idealism, Seth P. Tillman

Other Documents

This a Peace Corps faculty paper, no.5, written by a Dr. Seth Tillman who was at the time a staff consultant, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Lecturer in European Diplomacy at the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. The paper is the edited observations and diary entries. -- [2]

"The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, which I serve as staff consultant, sent me on extended visits to Peace Corps operations in Latin America in December 1966, and, in December 1968, to South Asia and the Near East. The Volunteers were always quite understanding of my …

The Reform Of Legal Education In Brazil, Keith S. Rosenn

Articles

No abstract provided.

Peace Corps Factbook & Directory, Peace Corps (U.S.)

Peace Corps Factbooks and Directories

This document is a combination factbook and directory about the Peace Corps in 1968. This document begins with an explanation of what the Peace Corps is, what is expected of volunteers, and what the application and training processes look like. The document then goes on to a directory covering the possible jobs, programs, and duties a volunteer may encounter in the four regions - Africa, Latin America, North Africa/Near East/South Asia, and East Asia/Pacific - of Peace Corps services. These listings, subject to change, were accurate up through the summer of 1969. After this directory of programs, there is information …

Peace Corps Factbook & Directory, Peace Corps (U.S.)

Peace Corps Factbooks and Directories

This document is a combination factbook and directory about the Peace Corps in 1967. This document begins with an explanation of what the Peace Corps is, what is expected of volunteers, and its growth at the time. Fifty-two countries are listed overall with and are divided into four regions - Africa, Latin America, North Africa/Near East/South Asia, and East Asia/Pacific. These four major regions have some introductory paragraphs accompanied by a map that identifies the countries' locations. The countries are sorted under different headings for whatever the primary volunteer duties could be - education, health, cooperatives, etc. Each country has …

Human Rights And Non-Intervention In The Inter-American System, José A. Cabranes

Michigan Law Review

The long silence of the inter-American system is remarkable when contrasted with the continuing efforts of the United Nations to elaborate an International Bill of Rights and the significant accomplishments of the Council of Europe in implementing on a regional basis the principal values enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The OAS' lack of interest, until quite recently, in undertaking a similar international program to protect human rights in the American republics is a function of several very special factors, the most important of which is the traditional Latin American repudiation of intervention, in whatever form and for …

Law No. 35 - Water Use, Presidente De La República De Panamá

Latin American Energy Policies

Law which establishes the rules for the use, conservation and administration of water. Art. 16 states the beneficial uses of water which include its use for energy production.

Forest Law Of Soil And Water, Congreso De La Republica De Venezuela

Latin American Energy Policies

General law which rules the conservation, encouragement and use of natural resources. Article 91, no. 5 talks about the employment of hydropower.

Peace Corps In Latin America, Peace Corps (U.S.)

Other Documents

"From dusty villages high in the mountains of Guatemala to the windswept coastal range of southern Chile, Volunteer farmers, nurses, artists, laborers, university teachers and others are helping to bring the concept of community development to a wide variety of local citizens. The specific Peace Corps project may range from school construction to agricultural extension to handicrafts cooperatives, but the intent is always the same: to help the community realize that its own best hope for a better future lies in its people." -- [p. 7]

Occupational Therapists Needed Now For Peace Corps Programs In Venezuela And The Philippines, Peace Corps (U.S.)

Other Documents

"The governments of the Philippines in the Far East and Venezuela in Latin America have asked the Peace Corps to send Volunteer occupational therapists to help train host country therapists and assist in launching a program of rehabilitation in the provinces. These programs, which challenge both professional and human skills, are scheduled to enter training in February." - [p.1]

The Venezuela program included the training of orderlies and nurses alongside rehabilitation for patients with a variety of problems, including specifically Hansen's Disease.

The Philippines program included teaching at hospitals and the University of the Philippines to train occupational therapists.

Technical Assistance In The Development Of A Latin American Savings And Loan System, Warren W. Koffler

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Home Economists In The Peace Corps, Peace Corps (U.S.)

Brochures

"'Home economists are trained in skills that are basic in making home life healthier, easier and more satisfying. Modern technology has made this life an obtainable goal for millions of the world's families in our generation. But people are needed to help these families apply our knowledge to everyday problems.'

"This statement from a Peace Corps Volunteer home economist says a little about the reasons behind the demand for more Volunteers to serve as teachers of the methods of modern living and communicators of the way to better living among women of the world's developing nations." -- [unnumbered first interior …

Latin-American Land Reform: The Uses Of Confiscation, Kenneth L. Karst

Michigan Law Review

This article examines the legislative techniques for taking land, showing their confiscatory operation. For many lawyers, the analysis would then be easily completed: confiscation is wrongful and must be condemned. Rejecting the implicit absolutism of that conclusion, this article inquires into the justifications that can be pleaded on behalf of selective confiscation as an aid in solving some of Latin America's economic and social ills.