Bolivia’s Gas Nationalization: Opportunity and Challenges (1)
Bolivia has a long history of an economy largely driven by exports of primary materials, from silver to tin to oil and gas. Though it has previously experienced various resource…
International Precedents in the Sánchez de Lozada Case
In addition, the Bolivian government is expected to present a formal extradition request to the U.S. State Department so that Sánchez de Lozada and two of his former ministers can…
Bolivian Political Forces Negotiate Constitutional Deadlock
While there have been some agreements reached, the opposition’s on-again off-again participation has slowed the group’s progress. Concerns that the council is outside the mandate of the Assembly and that…
Open Human Rights Investigations in Bolivia
Human rights trials in military courts violate Bolivian law and international accords Since 2001, high-profile human rights cases have been transferred to the Bolivian military tribunal, although the Bolivian constitution…