Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral InstitutionsGordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam This is a systematic assessment of the functioning of hemispheric institutions since the introduction of the Summit of the Americas process in 1994. The text evaluates the effectiveness of inter-American institutions with regard to core issues of democratic governance, security, trade, and economic development. |
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... Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance ( Rio Treaty ) , signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1947 , is another cornerstone of the inter - Amer- ican system . The treaty was the product of a series of meetings in the hemi- sphere in which the United ...
... Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance ( Rio Treaty ) , signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1947 , is another cornerstone of the inter - Amer- ican system . The treaty was the product of a series of meetings in the hemi- sphere in which the United ...
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... treaty will achieve . Incompleteness implies that parties will face ex post situations that cannot be adequately handled by simple conformity to the letter of the con- tract . Being aware of this , states negotiating a treaty have a ...
... treaty will achieve . Incompleteness implies that parties will face ex post situations that cannot be adequately handled by simple conformity to the letter of the con- tract . Being aware of this , states negotiating a treaty have a ...
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... Treaty of Asunción ( Treaty of Asunción 1991 , Art . 10 ) . All these different forms of political delegation create rules for modifying the original rights and obli- gations contained in the treaty by redefining , specifying , or ...
... Treaty of Asunción ( Treaty of Asunción 1991 , Art . 10 ) . All these different forms of political delegation create rules for modifying the original rights and obli- gations contained in the treaty by redefining , specifying , or ...
Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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