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Crime & Punishment Secondary Sources Graeme R. Newman, “Cuba,” in Crime and Punishment around the World (Santa Barb…

Other Ecuadorean codifications appeared even later in the century. The commercial code adopted in 18…

Volume V: Succession | Chapter 9 (2002): Succession to Agricultural Property (1) Works 1. comparative law: David, La transmission de l’exploitation agricole en Europe occidentale (Poitiers 1985); Ferid and Firsching, Internationales Erbrecht I– VII (Munich 1961 ss., loose-leaf); Hallstein, Anerbenrecht: Rvgl.HWB II (1929) 184–196; Krüger, Das schweizerische und französische Zuweisungsrecht. Eine Rechtsvergleichung (Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Landwirtschaftsrecht der Universität Göttingen no. 5) (Cologne 1967); Lichorowicz, Szczególne zasady dziedziczen…

1. Basic Instruments [Constitution of 2019]  Constitución, 2019.http://juriscuba.com/legislacion-2/leyes/. …

The shifting amalgams of national and governmental structure in the early years of independence orda…

Volume XVI: Civil Procedure | Chapter 4 (1983): Types of Relief Available (Judicial Remedies) (1) Works 1. comparative law: Zweigert and Kötz, Einführung in die Rechtsvergleichung (2 vol.) (Tübingen 1969–1971). 2. argentina: Alsina, Tratado teórico práctice de derecho procesal civil y comercial (7 vol.) (ed. 2 Buenos Aires 1956–1965); Palacio, Derecho procesal civil (2 vol.) (ed. 4 Buenos Aires 1969). 3. austria: Ehrenzweig, System des österreichischen allgemeinen Privatrechts I 1 (ed. 2 Vienna 1951), II 1 (ed. 2 Vienna 1928); Fasching, Kommentar zu den Zivilprozessgesetzen…

Volume I: National Reports 1974 René Bustamante Muñoz1 Juan Lovato2 Ecuador is a unitary republic. I. CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM The 1945 Political Constitution (Polit. Const., RO no. 228 of 6 March 1945) was declared in force by the present President of the Republic on 15 Feb. 1972, together with the other laws of the country “in so far as they are not in opposition to the aims of political transformation” (Supreme Decree no. 1, RO no. 1 of 16 Feb. 1972). Said aims are expressed in a document published by the Government in 1972 under the title Filosofía y Plan de Acción del Gobierno Revolucionario y Na…

I. Social Facts In Ecuador, as in other Latin American countries, the religious phenomenon has been part of the national identity since its formation as one of the republics independent from Spain. According to studies performed by the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Censuses, 91.95% of the population claims to belong to a religion, while only 8.05% said they do not ascribe to any religion. Both urban and rural areas are characterized by the presence of churches, temples, and shrines dedicat…

Environment & Natural Resources Secondary Sources Nicholas A. Robinson et al., "Argentina," in Comparative Enviro…

Chapter information DOI: 10.1163/IMBO-Book-2_39 Pages in print edition: 4202-4212 International Maritime Boundaries Online Publication Editor: The American Society of International Law Brill | Nijhoff, Leiden | Boston, 2014 e-ISSN: 2214-8388 © 2014 by The American Society of International Law and Koninklijke Brill NV Contreras, Carlos López

Volume I: National Reports 1977 Allan-R. Brewer-Carías1 Venezuela is designated constitutionally as a republic that “is forever and irrevocably free and independent of any domination or protection by a foreign power” (Constitution of 23 Jan. 1961 art. 1), a formula retained in all constitutional texts since independence from Spain was gained at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In addition, the Republic is a federal state (Const. art. 2), but in a peculiar manner, as a result of the transformati…

Volume I: National Reports 1974 Antonio Céspedes Toro1 I. CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM The Bolivian Republic ( República de Bolivia) is a unitary republic, with political and administrative centralization. It has a democratic representative government. 1. Nationality In Bolivia there is one nationality, with no racial, religious or territorial distinctions. Nationality by origin is acquired by birth within the territory of the state, both by the children of Bolivian parents and by those of foreigners, except when the latter are in Boliv…

Novak, Fabián Keywords: Human rights | Americas ABSTRACT The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has both contentious and advisory jurisdiction. In this course, Fabián Novak first presents a general overview of the Court tracing its origins to the idea formed at the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace, Chapultepec, February 1945. The author discusses the general aspects of reparations in international law in the context of the obligation to make reparations as a basic principle of th…

Written by: Otto Spijkers and Hans Thyssen. In: Mesures de réparation et responsabilité à raison des actes des organisations internationales / Académie de Droit International de la Haye = Remedies and Responsibility for the Actions of International Organizations / Hague Academy of International Law (vol. 2011) Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations Publication Editor: Académie de droit international de La Haye Brill | Nijhoff, Leiden | Boston , 2014 This chapter is part of: Centre for Studies and Research in International Law…

Volume XVI: Civil Procedure | Chapter 4 (1983): Types of Relief Available (Judicial Remedies) Completed on 1 January 1980 Arwed Blomeyer This last subchapter will deal with the defendant’s remedies. First, we shall deal briefly with defendant’s general position in the proceedings,1 then also very briefly with the defendant’s right of defense;2 we shall then turn to the defense as such;3 finally we shall discuss the cross action4 this being a peculiar form of counterattack against the complaint. A. The Position of the Defendant in the Proceedings 111. Equal treatment of the parties. – T…

A. Barberis, Julio Keywords: Latin America | Public international law | Mots clefs: Amérique latine | Droit international public | ABSTRACT In this course, Julio A. Barberis addresses the question of whether, within the framework of the international legal order, there are standards applicable only in a particular regional area or whether, on the contrary, all these standards are universal in scope. In the first part of the course, the author provides the necessary elements to identify the various standards that con…

Written by: R.J.W. Ridderhof, R. Steenhard and L.E. Deeks. In: La criminalité en mer / Académie de Droit International de la Haye = Crimes at sea / Hague Academy of International Law (vol. 2012) Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations Publication Editor: Académie de droit international de La Haye Brill | Nijhoff, Leiden | Boston , 2014 This chapter is part of: Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations > La criminalité en mer / Académie de Droit International de la Haye = Crime…

In Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations > Applicable Law Issues in International Arbitration / Questions de droit applicable dans l’arbitrage international Marco Buzzoni 1 [p347]Parmi les nombreux attraits que l’arbitrage est susceptible d’exercer sur les opérateurs du commerce international, la faculté de s’affranchir, en tout ou en partie, des contraintes procédurales applicables devant les juridictions étatiques est immanquablement citée parmi les plus significatifs 2. Consacrée par la plupart des systèmes juridiques…

A. Barberis, Julio Keywords: Subjects of international law | Mots clefs : Sujets du droit international public | ABSTRACT Julio A. Barberis, Professor at the Catholic University of Buenos Aires, begins his course with a general study of international legal personality: he thus studies the concept of subject in international law, before proceeding to an examination of the international legal community. In the second part of his course, the author focuses on the situation, with regard to the international legal pers…

Herrero, Alejandro Keywords: Spain | Public international law | Legal history | Mots clefs: Espagne | Droit international public | Histoire du droit | ABSTRACT After a general presentation of Spain's international law practice in the 18th century, Alejandro Herrero presents some authors and their works. He focuses on the concept of Jus Gentium among the 18th century Spanish authors. He presents a debate on the domination or instead on the freedom of the sea. The author discusses the subsequent developments on the issue of maritime warfare. Après une présentation générale de la pro…