The Spanish judge’s alleged “crime” was opening investigations into the disappearance of thousands of people in Spain following the civil war in the 1930s. In 2008, the judge authorized the search for mass graves in Spain and decided to prosecute the people responsible for them. While most of us would agree that justice cannot be [...]

And that new meaning is one that allows the government to deprive some of its citizens of a fundamental human right: the right to political participation. As Ivory Coast prepares for its very first presidential election in a decade, international pressure to set a date for the elections rises. Apparently, the condition for voting in [...]

For the past two semesters, I’ve constantly been referencing my Civil Law Manual by Guillermo Borda for several different classes. This book is essential for almost every law student in Argentina in particular and in Latin America in general. It is also a great book for anyone trying to understand the basics of Latin American [...]