The Calvo clause : a problem of inter-American and international law and diplomacy / by Donald R. Shea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shea, Donald Richard, 1926-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Calvo doctrine and clause.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1955]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Calvo Clause was first published in 1955. The Calvo Clause and the Calvo Doctrine from which it stems concern a controversial issue in Latin American relations. This account, therefore, is of particular significance to diplomatic personnel, political scientists, students of Latin American history, and specialists in international law. Businesspeople conducting enterprises in Latin American countries will find the book of practical value. The Calvo Doctrine is based on the theories of Carlos Calvo, a nineteenth-century Argentinian, who sought to establish the principles that sovereign state

Contents:

List of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Contents; I: Introduction; II: The Origins of the Calvo Clause; III: Governmental Attitudes toward the Calvo Clause Controversy; IV: The Calvo Clause before Inter-American Conferences; V: The Legal Issues Involved; VI: Arbitral Decisions Involving the Calvo Clause up to 1926; VII: The North American Dredging Company Case; VIII: Arbitral Decisions Involving the Calvo Clause since 1926; IX: The Future of the Calvo Clause; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Issued also in microfilm form, as thesis, University of Minnesota.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-306) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-6444-7

OCLC:

476161434