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New Bolivia law allows president to run for third term
May 21, 2013 by Elizabeth LaForgia
Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera signed into law Tuesday a constitutional amendment that will allow President Evo Morales to run for a third term. The Bolivian Constitution only allows a president to serve two terms. However, last month the Bolivian Constitutional Tribunal ruled that.... [more]
Bolivia lawmakers approve president's third term
May 17, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
Bolivian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill allowing incumbent President Evo Morales to seek a third term in the nation's 2014 elections. Bolivia's lower house approved the bill 84 to 33 despite the single re-election provision in the Bolivian Constitution after the measure was approved in the.... [more]
Bolivia court rules president can seek third term
April 30, 2013 by Sydney Normil
Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal ruled Monday that President Evo Morales can run for a third election term despite the single re-election provision in the Bolivian Constitution. The constitution was amended in 2009 after Morales's first term in office began in 2005. In 2008, Morales engineered.... [more]
Mexico Attorney General resigned [this day at law]
April 1, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On April 1, 2011, Mexico Attorney General Arturo Chavez resigned, citing personal reasons, although international criticism of his suitability for the position had begun eighteen months earlier with his initial appointment. A leaked US diplomatic cable called his appointment "unexpected." He.... [more]
'Too Little Justice': Misdemeanor Defendants in the US [comment]
March 22, 2013 by Stephanie Kogut
JURIST Guest Columnist Alba Morales, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, argues that indigent defendants are not receiving proper instructions regarding their right to counsel, a problem leading to uneducated plea bargains...The day's business in the Midland County Court Court-at-Law #2 in Mid....... [more]
Bolivian president joined march in support of constitutional referendum [this day at law]
October 13, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On October 13, 2008, Bolivian President Evo Morales joined a march of an estimated 10,000 people in support of the proposed constitutional referendum. The march was intended to persuade the two-thirds of the Bolivian congress needed to move the referendum forward. The proposed amendments to the.... [more]
Bolivian governor arrested on genocide charges [this day at law]
September 16, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On September 16, 2008, Brazilian President Evo Morales announced that federal soldiers had arrested Governor Leopoldo Fernandez on genocide charges connected with the deaths at least 19 campesinos during demonstrations. As protestors marched, the right wing opposition threatened deadly force to.... [more]
Basque separatist leader arrested [this day at law]
February 28, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On February 28, 2010, the Spanish Interior Ministry announced that it had taken into custody the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, Ibon Gogeascoechea Arronategui, along with two other people who are believed to be senior members of the group. Gogeascoechea had been sought by.... [more]
Bolivia approved new constitution [this day at law]
January 25, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On January 25, 2009, Bolivian voters approved a new constitution placing more power in the hands of the country's indigenous majority. The constitution, which passed by a 59 percent majority, is said by President Evo Morales to be the start of the new Bolivia. The constitution serves to remove.... [more]
Regulating Hate Speech in the Bolivian Media: Underlying Issues [op-ed]
November 1, 2010 by Ben Klaber
JURIST Guest Columnist Silvio Waisbord of George Washington University says the "anti-racism" law recently passed in Bolivia is a result of deep divisions in the country, but that it won't help, and may actually hamper, civil discourse about those issues... On October 10th, Bolivian President Evo.... [more]
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