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Multilatina Growth Shows Corporate Strength In Brazil, Argentina, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2015

Multilatina Growth Shows Corporate Strength In Brazil, Argentina, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Fired Honduran Judges Question Effect Of Negative Human Rights Court Ruling On Government, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2015

Fired Honduran Judges Question Effect Of Negative Human Rights Court Ruling On Government, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Low-Key Election Of Supreme Court President Overshadowed By Nominations For Open Seat, Carlos Navarro Mar 2015

Low-Key Election Of Supreme Court President Overshadowed By Nominations For Open Seat, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Protests, Opposition Attacks Paint Peruvian Leader Ollanta Humala Into A Corner, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Feb 2015

Protests, Opposition Attacks Paint Peruvian Leader Ollanta Humala Into A Corner, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Federal Court Temporarily Halts U.S. President Barack Obama’S Executive Order On Immigration, Carlos Navarro Feb 2015

Federal Court Temporarily Halts U.S. President Barack Obama’S Executive Order On Immigration, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


U.S. Seeks Request For Extradition Of Drug Kingpin Joaquã­N Chapo Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro Feb 2015

U.S. Seeks Request For Extradition Of Drug Kingpin Joaquã­N Chapo Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Reform Bills, "Pentagate" Scandal Spell Double Trouble For Chile’S Reeling Right, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Feb 2015

Reform Bills, "Pentagate" Scandal Spell Double Trouble For Chile’S Reeling Right, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Paraguay’S Push To "Clean Up" Corrupt Judiciary Slow To Advance, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2015

Paraguay’S Push To "Clean Up" Corrupt Judiciary Slow To Advance, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Coffee Between Costa Rica's Attorney General And A Vice Minister Turns Into Political Storm, George Rodrã­Guez Feb 2015

Coffee Between Costa Rica's Attorney General And A Vice Minister Turns Into Political Storm, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Bolivian President Starts Third Term By Touting Past Accomplishments, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2015

Bolivian President Starts Third Term By Touting Past Accomplishments, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Honor Court Ruling Highlights Uruguay’S Many Military Pension Perks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jan 2015

Honor Court Ruling Highlights Uruguay’S Many Military Pension Perks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuadoran Government Rescinds Property Loan, Sparking Confrontation With Indigenous Group, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Jan 2015

Ecuadoran Government Rescinds Property Loan, Sparking Confrontation With Indigenous Group, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica Gears Up To Host Largest Summit In Its History, George Rodrã­Guez Jan 2015

Costa Rica Gears Up To Host Largest Summit In Its History, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Peru’S New Youth Employment Law Sparks Protests, Calls For Repeal, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Jan 2015

Peru’S New Youth Employment Law Sparks Protests, Calls For Repeal, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Venezuelans United Against U.S. Sanctions, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jan 2015

Venezuelans United Against U.S. Sanctions, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Transparency Concerns Regarding Election Of Comptroller General, Louisa Reynolds Jan 2015

Transparency Concerns Regarding Election Of Comptroller General, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Right-Wing Colombians Block Peace Process, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jan 2015

Right-Wing Colombians Block Peace Process, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Lack Of Parliamentary And Municipal Elections Leads To Demonstrations In Haiti; Prime Minister Resigns, George Rodrã­Guez Jan 2015

Lack Of Parliamentary And Municipal Elections Leads To Demonstrations In Haiti; Prime Minister Resigns, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Literacy And Its Thresholds: Review Of Thresholds Of Iliteracy: Theory, Latin America, And The Crisis Of Resistance By Abraham Acosta, Alfredo Duplat Jan 2015

Literacy And Its Thresholds: Review Of Thresholds Of Iliteracy: Theory, Latin America, And The Crisis Of Resistance By Abraham Acosta, Alfredo Duplat

World Languages & Cultures Department Publications

Review of Thresholds of Illiteracy: Theory, Latin America, and the Crisis of Resistance by Abraham Acosta.


The Reshaping Of Mission In Latin America, Miguel Alvarez Jan 2015

The Reshaping Of Mission In Latin America, Miguel Alvarez

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

This work describes the re-shaping of mission in Latin America in recent years. It covers a broad spectrum of Christian movements that coexist in the area. The book includes themes related to theology of mission, ecclesiology, history, social action and leadership. It is designed to serve as a guide to understand different Christian trends in contemporary Latin America. Most contributors belong to the young generation of Christian leaders emerging in different locations of the region - from the Central America, the Caribbean, and South and North America. They are sensitive to the differences that are part of denominational identity. This …


A Sour Battle In Lago Agrio And Beyond: The Metamorphosis Of Transnational Litigation And The Protection Of Collective Rights In Ecuador, Manuel A. Gomez Jan 2015

A Sour Battle In Lago Agrio And Beyond: The Metamorphosis Of Transnational Litigation And The Protection Of Collective Rights In Ecuador, Manuel A. Gomez

Faculty Publications

This article intends to explore the interplay between different dispute processing mechanisms and fora in the realm of transnational litigation, through the lens of the Chevron-Ecuador legal saga. My goal is to discuss the transformation of a transnational complex case and the challenges faced by the parties, their procedural strategies, and the perceived advantages of the different mechanisms. In this regard, I will also address the development of mechanisms for the protection of diffuse rights involving the environment; the role of the courts in supervising compliance with judicial remedies, their engagement in activities that go beyond their traditional role as …


Stable Money: An Evaluation Of Political Stability And U.S. Bilateral Aid In Latin America, Aaron Nicole Nelson Jan 2015

Stable Money: An Evaluation Of Political Stability And U.S. Bilateral Aid In Latin America, Aaron Nicole Nelson

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study examined the potential relationship between U. S. bilateral aid and political stability for the Latin American world region. Two objectives were addressed by the analysis, first, what is the statistical relationship between U.S. bilateral aid and political stability and second, how does the spatial pattern of political stability equate to the spatial distribution of foreign bilateral aid in Latin America. Highly significant statistical relationships were discovered between bilateral aid and political stability. Distinct patterns in both political stability and bilateral aid indicated that politically fragile nations consistently received larger amounts of bilateral aid.


For The Love Of Robots: Posthumanism In Latin American Science Fiction Between 1960-1999, Grace A. Martin Jan 2015

For The Love Of Robots: Posthumanism In Latin American Science Fiction Between 1960-1999, Grace A. Martin

Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies

Posthumanism—understood as a symbiotic relationship between humans and technology—is quickly and surely becoming an inextricable part of daily life. In an era where technology can be worn as an extension of—and an enhancement to—our bodies, traditional science fiction tropes such as robots and cyborgs resurface and reformulate questions on critical aspects of human experience: who are we and what do our (imagined) technologies say about our world? Such questions are far more complex than they appear. Their answers should not come from one source alone, as humanness is experienced differently across time and cultural systems. In this sense, it is …


Truth Commissions And Collective Memory In Latin America, Mona Schwartz Jan 2015

Truth Commissions And Collective Memory In Latin America, Mona Schwartz

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Human rights violations have an enormous effect on future generations and have the potential to divide or unite society in their wake. My research examines how a national, collective memory is formed after human rights abuse occurs, and how the work of a truth commission contributes to this process. My hypothesis is that when a truth commission is instated after an experience of human rights abuse, a nation will be better able to reconcile conflicted memories and experiences and to create a unified, collective memory of that human rights experience. More specifically, my hypothesis is that, in order to be …


The Domestic Adoption Of International Human Rights Law: The Roles Of Regional And National High Courts In Latin America, Rebecca Ann Reid Jan 2015

The Domestic Adoption Of International Human Rights Law: The Roles Of Regional And National High Courts In Latin America, Rebecca Ann Reid

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation addresses the question: under what conditions do regional and national high courts matter in the promotion and domestic incorporation of international human rights law? In order to address this question, I argue that domestic high courts can proactively adopt international human rights laws through their interpretation of the law and resulting case decisions. Regional courts promote international law, particularly through their requirement of domestic legal reforms in their judgments. I examine the extent of state compliance with these requirements, where compliance consists of these changes in the domestic legal system thereby institutionalizing international laws and transforming them into …


An Afro-Brazilian Landscape: African Oil Palms And Socioecological Change In Bahia, Brazil, Case Watkins Jan 2015

An Afro-Brazilian Landscape: African Oil Palms And Socioecological Change In Bahia, Brazil, Case Watkins

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Palm oil extracted from the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is the world’s most produced vegetable oil, commanding a roughly 50 billion dollar global industry. In contrast to the agroindustrial firms and monocultures that dominate global production, a biodiverse cultural landscape of African oil palms in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia has for centuries supplied local alimentary and spiritual demands for palm oil—an essential resource in Afro-Brazilian cultures. Drawing on fieldwork, ethnography, archives, GIScience, quantitative analysis, and travelers’, rare, and secondary accounts, this dissertation provides the first comprehensive study of Bahia’s palm oil landscapes, cultures, and economies. Analyzing …


Calls For Accountability On 25th Anniversary Of El Salvador’S Jesuit Massacre, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Dec 2014

Calls For Accountability On 25th Anniversary Of El Salvador’S Jesuit Massacre, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Guatemalan Government Mired In Financial Problems, Louisa Reynolds Dec 2014

Guatemalan Government Mired In Financial Problems, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court To Elect New President, Welcome New Justice In 2015, Carlos Navarro Dec 2014

Supreme Court To Elect New President, Welcome New Justice In 2015, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Political Establishment Faces Credibility Problems In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Dec 2014

Political Establishment Faces Credibility Problems In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.