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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The Inter - American 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 ...
The Inter - American 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 ...
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As a contract , an international treaty always " contains gaps or missing provisions ; that is [ it ] will specify some actions the parties must take but not others ; it will men- tion what should happen in some states of the world ...
As a contract , an international treaty always " contains gaps or missing provisions ; that is [ it ] will specify some actions the parties must take but not others ; it will men- tion what should happen in some states of the world ...
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Political delegation in treaties takes two general forms , depending on the function they perform . ... the general obligations originally contained in the treaty , thus permitting it to evolve without rising to amend- ing it .
Political delegation in treaties takes two general forms , depending on the function they perform . ... the general obligations originally contained in the treaty , thus permitting it to evolve without rising to amend- ing it .
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Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral Institutions |
| Editors | Gordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1588265331, 9781588265333 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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