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On December 10

December 10, 2008 05:00

On this day in ...... 1909 (100 years ago today), the Nobel Prize for Literature was presented to Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (right). Author of novels, travelogues, and historical works, she won much acclaim for Gösta Berlings Saga (The story of Gösta Berling), a romanticist 1st novel whose fa...

Same Sex Marriage in Argentina

November 07, 2008 11:37

In recent years, same sex marriage has become one of the hottest legal and political topics worldwide. Latin America is no exception to this rule. Recently, in September 2007, the National Civil Court of Appeals, (“Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil”), rejected an injunction brought by a cou...

Sergio

October 24, 2008 00:57

Volume 3 of the Journal of the Argentine Association of Law Librarians has just been published. Articles are in Spanish. Table of Contents   1. EDITORIAL 2. ARTÍCULOS Tendencias en la investigación sobre recuperación de información jurídica, por María Luisa Alvite Díez 3. EXPERIENCIAS Referencia v...

“Emergency Measures” Enacted During an Economic Crisis Have Lasting Legal Ramifications

Karl Bayer
October 10, 2008 20:00

[Ed: On the cusp of what looks to be yet another long weekend on Wall Street, this cautionary tale by Chandra.] After enacting policies to stem the economic crisis of 2000-2002, Argentina is locked in multiple arbitrations with foreign investors who were hurt by the government’s actions, which i...

Sergio

August 20, 2008 18:28

The Argentine Association of Law Librarians (Asociación Civil de Bibliotecarios Jurídicos- ACBJ) has recently posted a useful collection of Argentine legal links. Categories include: national government agencies, provincial governments, blogs, dictionaries, law schools, bar associations, legal gu...