Keywords
Pact of Bogotá
International Court of Justice
Inter-American Juridical Committee
Contadora y Esquipulas
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Abstract
This article seeks to present the historic evolution of peaceful dispute settlement in the American hemisphere, and of the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement, also known as Pact of Bogotá, which is regulates the subject.
In the beginning, it describes the evolution of the theme from the wars of independence. Then it discusses the various meetings that were held during the first half of the twentieth century until the “Pact of Bogotá” was signed in 1948 and we present suggested amendments that, according to the Inter-American Juridical Committee, ought to be made to the Pact of Bogotá in order to improve its efficiency and to accomplish its objects and purposes.
The treaty is analyzed from the perspective of jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, accordingly only articles related to this tribunal, and cases brought before it are analyzed in this article.
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