Óscar Reyes Matute — An axiom my political theory professors always drilled into me is that if you find yourself analyzing a conflict in full swing, you must never trust the statements of heads of state, diplomats, or the warring parties. On the cold chessboard of power, you have to look at what they do, […]
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It’s Time for Oil Contracts. Listen to the Editorial audio here: https://clyp.it/1mybbqxi Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief.— For years, Venezuela discussed sanctions, licenses, restrictions, international litigation, and political disputes. However, for major international oil companies, a much simpler and more practical question exists: What will the rules of the game be? The recent hiring of the […]
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The Daily Journal — In the closest election contest in Colombia’s recent history, Iván Cepeda, candidate of the Historic Pact coalition and the Alliance for Life, announced Sunday night that he will not treat the preliminary vote count as the final result. With 99.9% of polling stations processed by the National Civil Registry, the official […]
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The Daily Journal — Following one of the most polarized election days in Colombia’s recent history, businessman and attorney Abelardo de la Espriella celebrated his preliminary victory in the presidential runoff from the city of Barranquilla. According to preliminary vote-count data released by the National Civil Registry, the candidate of the Defenders of the Homeland […]
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Óscar Reyes Matute In philosophy, Johann Gottlieb Fichte described the dialectical movement of consciousness: the “I” (thesis) collides with the external world, or “Not-I” (antithesis), and through overcoming that resistance, achieves self-awareness (synthesis). Fichte, a pillar of German Idealism, never drew a graph. Yet, modern storytelling took his principle of tension and constant collision and […]
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Diviana Márquez In the cafés surrounding the Palace of Justice, in the hallways of law schools, and throughout the national political debate, one legal question echoes with growing force: Can Venezuela modify its 30-year maximum prison sentence and introduce life imprisonment or longer terms? The proposal to impose life sentences for serious crimes such as […]
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Pit bull-related incidents attract media attention, but that does not make them more common, says veterinarian Otto Alvarado. The specialist insists that pit bulls are not aggressive dogs and calls for raising them with love and commitment. Vanessa Davies Murderers, some say. They should be banned, others insist. They should disappear from the face of […]
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The Daily Journal — A coalition of trade unions and human rights organizations has formally submitted an Individual Communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland. Through this legal action, the coalition accuses the Venezuelan state of systematically violating citizens’ rights to access justice and obtain an effective judicial remedy. The international […]
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Bloomberg — Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, facing staffing shortages, has hired international law firm Greenberg Traurig to help streamline contract negotiations with numerous companies ahead of a key regulatory deadline in August. The law firm confirmed its relationship with Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) in an emailed statement. “Greenberg Traurig is advising PDVSA on potential […]
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The Daily Journal. — Chacao becomes the coffee epicenter with the First Venezuela–Colombia Binational Coffee Congress. With the goal of integrating the entire coffee-sector value chain and charting a strategic roadmap for the region, the Chacao Municipal Council, through its Human Capital Commission and the Municipal Government of Chacao, in partnership with the Colombian Embassy […]
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