We are delighted to announce the organisation under the patronage of the Illustre Collegi d'Advocats de Barcelona of the International Arbitration Congress that will be attended by many great figures of arbitration: Bernardo M. Cremades, Yves Fortier (Norton Rose Law Firm), Luis Martinez (ICDR), Antonio Hierro (Spanish Arbitration Club), John Beechey (ICC), Gonzalo Stampa and many others. The event will address several issues: recent trends and changes in the international arbitration rules, fin...

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Under the initiative of Hon. Dr. Rafael Clemente do Prado Oliveira of Brazil, the prestigious National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), through its Institute for Legal Research (IIJ), as part of its ongoing Seminar of the Mexican Yearbook of International Law, invites the legal community to debate in its Table II on the OHADAC project of regional integration. The meeting, with the presence of eminent jurists from across the continent and with the support of several universities (Universit...

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The Araúz Law Firm, Panama, and The Complutense University of Madrid, Department of Public & Private International Law, Spain, organize the III International Training Seminar on Trade & Investment Arbitration with Intra Caribbean mock arbitration, from August 20 to 25th, with the collaboration of ACP Legal, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez's Foundation, FUNGLODE, and two European Arbitration Centres, CIAMEN & CIMA. The course features leading Hispanic experts in arbitration, Dr....

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President Michel Martelly ended his participation at the CARICOM Summit in St Lucia discussing economic and legal strides in Haiti and the country's desire to become an equal partner with other Caribbean nations. In his interview with the President of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, President Martelly highlighted the creation of the High Judicial Council (CSPJ), the appointment of members of the Court of Cassation and fluency dialogue among all sectors of nationa...

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The Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Central America was signed in the framework of the XXXIX Summit of Heads of State of member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and completes the similar agreement with the Cariforum countries. The European Commission was represented by Mr. Karel de Gucht, Trade Commissioner of the EU, and Mr. Christian Leffler, Director for the Americas of the European External Action Service. Mr. Gucht said: ?that with th...

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