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Free resources in English available at Latin Lawyer Web site

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The publishers of “Latin Lawyer” magazine have made available some content free of charge. Once you select an indivial country on the Latin Lawyer Online site, look for the section labeled “Reference.” There you will find informative interviews with leading attorneys in each jursidiction. Recent examples include “Mergers & Acquisitions in Colombia” and “Secured Transactions in Uruguay”.  It is often difficult to locate up to date information in English for many of these subjects. So, a tip of the hat to the folks at Latin Lawyer for providing this nice service. As for the subscriber only content, “Latin Lawyer” offers excellent coverage of  major legal and law firm develpoments throughout Latin America.

Latin Lawyer Online http://www.latinlawyer.com/index.php

South American Union of Nations

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On May 23, 2008, 12 South American countries signed a treaty creating the South American Union of Nations. Although no formal institutions are functioning at this time, the treaty does envision a Secretariat in Quito, Ecuador (article 10)  and a Parliament in Cochabamba, Bolivia (article 17). It will be interesting to see what documents are produced by this new transnational body and how it affects Mercosur and the Andean Community. The nations involved are: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uriguay and Venezuela. The South American Union of Nations Constitutive Treaty is available in English, Spanish, Portuguee and Dutch from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Realtions: http://www.mre.gov.br/portugues/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=5466