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Good relations between Argentina and Uruguay were disturbed in 2003 due to the project to build two cellulose manufacturing plants for the paper industry on the left side of the Uruguay River, which marks the frontier between these countries. Argentina claims that with the unilateral authorisation of the plants, its neighbor violated obligations assumed by virtue of general international law (including environmental norms) and the 1975 Statute of the Uruguay River. The apparent, official irregularity was met with actions undertaken by groups of Argentine citizens, who blocked the bridges that connect the two countries. For its part, Uruguay has condemned the lack of action of the Argentine government regarding the blockages of the roads, which severely harmed the Uruguayan economy. In the face of these situations, this work presents an analysis of the responsibility incurred by these two countries as a consequence of the breach of international obligations. The work concludes that, in both cases, there were deficiencies regarding the due diligence expected from both governments in terms of the principles of contemporary international law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores a significance phenomenon, but little studied by the academy in Colombia: the rise of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as subjects of international law. These clusters, which some authors had called "third sector", in the twentieth century managed to gain such prominence, that in present days it is necessary take into account them in both, the international legal system and international political analysis. For this reason, since an historical perspective, and based on the theory of interdependence,the author explain how NGOs were able to open spaces within the international legal circuit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores a significant phenomenon, little studied by Colombian academia: the rise of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as subjects of international law. These groups, which some authors have called the "third sector", managed to gain such prominence in the twentieth century that it is now necessary to consider them under the international legal system and in international political analysis. For this reason, from an historical perspective and based on the theory of interdependence, the author explains how NGOs were able to insert themselves in the international legal arena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document addresses Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and the effect they have on the protection of intellectual property agreed between both parties. It examines the specific case of the BIT between Colombia and Spain, analyzing the specific clauses related to the subject. Finally, it concludes that for a country like ours, that is, a developing country (DC), it is more desirable to conduct debate and negotiations related to intellectual property in the international forums of the World Trade Organization (WTO), World Intellectual Property Organization, or even the Andean Community of Nations, rather than through bilateral relations as in the case of investment agreements. However, due to the government's trend toward BITs, this paper also concludes with a series of recommendations for the handling of intellectual property in this context and others to be considered in cases where there are claims by investors whose rights may have been infringed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several regional integration and globalization processes have arisen in recent years and have produced a real change in foreign investment policies in developing countries, in general due to the necessity of attracting foreign inflows and the advantages these inflows bring. This is the reason why Colombia, in the decade of the 90's, implemented important constitutional and legislative amendments and started to negotiate several International Investment Agreements (IIAs). In light of this reality, this paper intends to analyze the main Colombian and Canadian provisions for negotiation and ratification in a bilateral investment treaty between the parties that dynamizes the Colombian economy through facilitating its access to an important country like Canada and ensuring the conditions for Canadian investors in Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]