Latin American and Caribbean International Institutional Law

Abstract

This book is one of the few comprehensive works focusing on the sub-regional institutions in the Latin American and Caribbean region. These organisations and institutions enrich the co-operation at sub-regional level, but, in most cases, are neglected in legal literature. They have mainly economic purposes but they also contribute to new forms of institutional co-operation in other areas, including financial, political and social matters. The volume addresses some of the most representative of these institutions, such as the Mercosur, the Andean Community and sub-regional financial organisations (e.g. Central American Bank for Economic Integration and Andean Development Corporation) as well as new developments including the UNASUR and the Alliance for the Pacific. It provides updated information on the structure and changes of the institutions, and constitutes a valuable resource for those wishing to keep pace with legal developments in the fast-moving world of international institutional law. The book will appeal to a wide audience including researchers and practitioners specialising in international law and international organisations and related disciplines

Noções de fronteira na teoria e práxis do regionalismo: uma visão crítica

“…Por outro lado, a fundação da Associação Latino-Americana do Livre Comércio (Alalc), nove anos após a Ceca, demonstrou ser fundamentada em objetivos diferentes. A Alalc destinou-se a criar uma área de comércio livre para usufruir dos benefícios de uma economia integrada, aumentando os mercados nacionais e aprofundando os laços comerciais intrarregionais através da progressiva liberalização das tarifas e taxas -promovendo, assim, as condições para um mercado comum (Díaz, 2015). Embora a Alalc não tenha alcançado seus objetivos, o que importa aqui é que (diferentemente da Europa) o regionalismo foi um meio para resolver questões macroeconômicas nos países da América Latina e alcançar o desenvolvimento.…”

Notions of border in regionalism theory and praxis: a critical overview

“…Lafta aimed at creating a free trade area to enjoy the benefits of an integrated economy, increasing national markets and deepening intraregional commercial ties through the progressive liberalization of tariffs and duties -thus promoting conditions for a common market (Díaz, 2015). Although Lafta did not reach its objectives, what is important here is that (differently from Europe) regionalism was a means to solve macroeconomic issues in Latin American countries and achieve development.…”