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25 Conn. J. Int'l L. 183 (2009-2010)
The Central American Court of Justice: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?

handle is hein.journals/conjil25 and id is 185 raw text is: THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COURT OF JUSTICE: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW? Sasha Maldonado Jordison° INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 184 CHAPTER 1-H ISTORY ............................................................................................. 185 I. CENTRAL AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND FAILED ATTEMPTS AT A UNION ...... 185 A. Colonization and Independence .............................................................. 186 B. Annexations, Confederacies, and Unions ............................................... 187 C. Beginning of State Formation ................................................................. 190 II. ATTEMPTS TO FORM REGIONAL COURTS .......................................................... 191 A. The First Attempt: The Central American Arbitration Tribunal. ............ 193 B. The Formation of the Central American Court of Justice, or the Cartago C o urt ....................................................................................................... 194 C. Central American Court of Justice Cases .............................................. 199 D. The Failure of the Central American Court of Justice ........................... 203 CHAPTER 2-THE 20TH CENTURY AND THE FINAL ATTEMPT TO CREATE A UNION.204 I. A CHANGE IN STRATEGY .................................................................................. 205 A. A New Tribunal - The Second Washington Peace Conference .............. 205 B. Different Fronts for a Union ................................................................... 207 1. The Organization of Central American States ................................. 207 2. The Central American Common Market ......................................... 210 3. The Contadora Group ...................................................................... 211 4. The Central American Parliament ................................................... 213 5. The Central American Integration System ...................................... 214 6. The Central American Economic Integration System ..................... 215 CHAPTER 3-THE NEW CENTRAL AMERICAN COURT OF JUSTICE ........................ 217 I. THE FOUNDATIONS ............................................................................................ 217 * L.L.M., with Honors, U.S. Legal Studies, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2009; Licenciatura en Ciencias Juridicas y Sociales, Abogado y Notario (Guatemalan Law Degree, JD Equivalent), Universidad Fransico Morroquin; Member of the Guatemalan Bar Association. I would like to thank Professor Mark W. Janis for his guidance, suggestions and recommendations. I would also like to thank all those who have supported me.

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