Essays about: "latin law"

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  1. 16. Competing Standards on the Definition of Enforced Disappearance - A victims-oriented perspective for national implementation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sebnem Erener; [2016]
    Keywords : international human rights law; international criminal law; international humanitarian law; icc; enforced disappearance; committee on enforced disappearance; torture; conflict; complementarity; victims-oriented perspectives; victims; justice; redress; reparation; right to justice; right to truth; al-Senussi; international criminal code; inter-american court of human rights; latin america; crimes against humanity; intention; special intention; elements of crime; International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; the Rome Statute; Basic Principles and Guidelines; People s Convention; due process; unwilling; unable; criminal law; substantive law; procedural law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : There are competing standards regarding the definition of the crime of “enforced disappearance” under international law. When criminalizing enforced disappearance at the national level as part of their obligations under international law, States which adopt a more narrow definition of enforced disappearance provided in the Rome Statute require victims of enforced disappearance to prove the existence of an additional “special intention” of perpetrators. READ MORE

  3. 17. Post-Liberal Regionalism in Latin America - A Case Study of Venezuela as a Petro-State.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carolina Parada Hernandez; [2014]
    Keywords : Washington Consensus; Regionalism; Integration; Venezuela; Latin America; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since 1910, the major income of Venezuela comes, from the oil exploitation industry which is connected to the consolidation of the nation-state. This oil wealth has throughout history influenced its relations with countries in the Americas, United States and the rest of the world. READ MORE

  4. 18. Discrimination Against Undocumented Migrant Workers in Latin America with a focus on Haitian migrants in The Dominican Republic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ada Carolina Lui Gallassi; [2012]
    Keywords : Human Rights Undocumented Migrant Workers Latin America Haitian Migrants The Dominican Republic Discrimination Right to Nationality The Inter-American System of Human Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Intra-regional migration in Latin America is an increasing phenomenon. Many interregional agreements and treaties are being consolidated in the region; however, there are many cases of irregular migration, which leads the migrant worker to be undocumented in the country of destination. READ MORE

  5. 19. Indigenous Peoples – A Hinder to Development?: The Right to Prior Consultation in Colombia and Peru

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Oscar Antonio Boije; [2012]
    Keywords : Indigenous Peoples; Right to Prior Consultation; Consultation; Consent; Indigenous; Aboriginal; Native; First Nations; Colombia; Peru; Inter-American Court of Human Rights; OAS; Inter-America; Human Rights; Prior Consultation; Free Informed and Prior Consent; Latin America; South America; Consulta previa; Consentimiento; Indigenas; Pueblos indigenas; tribes; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis deals with the following question: Do the national legislation initiatives of Colombia and Peru, aiming at protecting the Indigenous Peoples’ right to land through their right to be consulted prior to any measures that may affect their lives and lands, reach the internationally set standards that these countries have committed to? The thesis concludes that the term Indigenous Peoples has not been defined in International Law. Today two criteria are being used: subjective and objective elements. READ MORE

  6. 20. SWOT analysis for the improvement of Municipal Solid Waste Management Planning : A Case Study of Iribarren Municipality, Venezuela

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Maria Rosell; [2011]
    Keywords : Municipal Solid Waste Management; SWOT analysis; planning guidelines; Iribarren Municipality.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study presents the formulation of planning guidelines to apply by the responsible entity for municipal solid waste management (IMAUBAR) in Iribarren Municipality, Venezuela, with the aim of complying with the recent legislative instrument passed in December 2010, the Law of Integrated Management of Garbage. An overview of the Latin American Region solid waste management planning documents was carried out to determine the trends in the waste management approaches, as well as a brief examination was perfomed about the national existing conditions of SWM and its legislative framework in Venezuela. READ MORE