The leftist Andean block–comprised of Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador–is solidifying its commitment to internal trade and resistance to U.S. “imperialism.” As the 7th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas concludes today in Cochabamba, Morales, Chavez, and Correa–along with the leaders of Cuba and Nicaragua and the ousted leader of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya–all look to be on the same page. This alliance isn’t falling apart any time soon.
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Hat tip: Latin American Herald Tribune
Brasil will have the honor of hosting South America´s first Olympics in 2016. It´s about time. Now we just need to have one in Africa . . . .
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Posted in Brasil
On Tuesday afternoon, I had the great pleasure of participating in a seminar on U.S. civil law at Cochabamba´s San Simon University. Estimated attendance was 150-180 students, and there was also a handful of professors. I spoke for about an hour (struggling mightily at times with my limitations in Spanish), and then responded to a number of very astute questions. The topics covered included important features of the U.S. civil justice system (the nature of our adversarial system, federalism, discovery, the right to a jury, differences between state and federal courts, etc.), as well as the basic procedural path taken by a civil case (i.e., filing of complaint through appeal). Special thanks to Professor Neyer Zapata and Mauricio Sanchez Patzy for organizing this event.
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Posted in Bolivia
Tagged Bolivia, Cochabamba, San Simon University, Seminar, Teaching Law in a Global Economy
