The Central American Court of Justice (1907-1918): Rethinking the Word’s First Court

The Central American Court of Justice (CACJ) (1907-1918) was created with the goal of minimizing conflict between the five republics: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras. The CACJ, however, has attracted scant scholarly attention. Nonetheless, the Court is academically signi...

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Autor principal:	Ripley, Charles
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	spa
Publicado:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2017
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/dialogos/article/view/27966

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The Central American Court of Justice (1907-1918): Rethinking the Word’s First Court

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