Law at the End of the Day

Larry Catá Backer's comments on current issues in transnational law and policy. These essays focus on the constitution of regulatory communities (political, economic, and religious) as they manage their constituencies and the conflicts between them. The context is globalization. This is an academic field-free zone: expect to travel "without documents" through the sometimes strongly guarded boundaries of international relations, constitutional, international, comparative, and corporate law.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

"In the Shadow of Empires—Latin American Perceptions of Development and International Law"-- Presentation at the ASIL 2019 Annual Conference

The Minorities in International Law Interest Group (MILIG), of which I am a member, will host a panel at the upcoming ASIL Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 28 from 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Columbia 11-12). The session is entitled “Diverse Perspectives on the Impact of Colonialism in International Law.” . More information on the panel HERE. ASIL 2019: Minorities in International Law Interest Group (MILIG) Panel--“Diverse Perspectives on the Impact of Colonialism in International Law.”
This post includes the PowerPoints of my presentation, In the Shadow of Empires—Latin American Perceptions of Development and International Law, discussing the legacy of the Spanish Imperial system and its organization of relations in the context of Latin American regionalism and on Latin American relations with European powers, the United States and China. They follow below.