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Nathalie Cely on the Ecuadoran Political Scene
Nathalie Cely, former ambassador of Ecuador to the United States and Letters Blogatory contributor, comments on the Ecuadoran political scene, less polemically than Gustavo Domínguez a few days ago. Her piece, which is in Spanish, focuses on the lack of detail in all candidates’ economic proposals. Thanks, Nathalie, for your contribution!
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Water Splash v. Menon: The Respondent’s Brief
The respondent has filed her brief in Water Splash v. Menon, the case on Article 10(a) of the Hague Service Convention. I am not going to comment at length on the details of the brief. May I gently suggest that if you’re talking about Plato’s theory of forms or John Finnis on natural law in……
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Ecuador in the Twilight Zone
For those interested in the Lago Agrio case, I’m trying to publish some reactions to last week’s first-round presidential election from various points on the Ecuadoran political spectrum. The first is from Gustavo Domínguez, whom I met on my 2014 trip to Ecuador. Domínguez was a consultant to the Ecuadoran government and one of the……
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Case of the Day: In re Rainsy
The case of the day is In re Rainsy (N.D. Cal. 2017). Sam Rainsy, a Cambodian politician, and several other Cambodians had “alleg[ed] human rights violations before the International Criminal Court.” They brought an application for leave to take discovery from Chevron Corp. relating to the 2016 assassination of Cambodian government critic Kem Ley. They……
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See you in a week!
Readers, I’ll return with new posts for you on February 27. See you then!