It took me a few days, but I am finally posting photos and an update from the International Association of Law Schools (IALS) Conference at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (pictured left) that was held April 13-15. The conference was on Teaching,
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Video: MSC Opera Cruise Ship Hits Dock in Buenos Aires
By Jim Walker
My Brazilian friend, Alexandre Gonçalves da Rocha, alerted me today to an accident which recently occurred at the port in Buenos Aires when the MSC Opera struck the dock.
Alexandre is a Brazilian who works as a maritime pilot at the port of Itajai since…
Argentine Legislature Debates Legalizing Abortion For First Time Ever
Buenos Aires Herald: Lower House Committee takes first step on Abortion Legalization: During the last day of the parliamentary year, the Lower House gave the first step on the bill that states the legalization of abortion. Advocacy Director for…
Mirow on the Social-Obligation Norm of Property
M.C. Mirow (Florida International) has posted The Social-Obligation Norm of Property: Duguit, Hayem, and Others, Florida Journal of International Law, Vol. 22, pp. 191-226, 2010 . The abstract:This article discusses and analyzes the sources and methods used by Leon…
Same-Sex Marriage Updates from Washington D.C., Buenos Aires, and Mexico City
We recently posted an item about Professor Sonia Green’s article on whether there is a right to same-sex marriage under customary international law. Click here to read about that article. It seems to be a good time to review…
Schargrodsky and Galiani on Property Rights for the Poor
Ernesto Schargrodsky (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) and Sebastian Galiani (Washington U–Economics) have posted Property Rights for the Poor: Effects of Land Titling. The abstract:Secure property rights are considered a key determinant of economic development. The evaluation of the causal effects of…
ILN-terviews: Gustavo de Jesus, Richards, Cardinal, Tutzer, Zabala & Zaefferer
Welcome to ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up our Network. For our latest interview, we chose ILN member, Gustavo de Jesus of Richards, Cardinal…
Second Circuit Stops Forum Non Transfer to Buenos Aires
May lenders to an Argentine consortium that won a concession to furnish sewer and water in Buenos Aires enforce choice of forum clauses against an outfit that succeeded to the concession after the first one went belly up? Perhaps, the Second Circuit…
