International Legal News - Latin America

Argentina

Argentina's Supreme Court Rejects Intervention in Media Case

The Associated Press

Argentina's Supreme Court has rejected a proposal by the Argentine government to use a new legal regulation to intervene in the case of a law opposed by the country's top media group.

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Costa Rica / Human Rights / International Courts

Regional Court Strikes Down Costa Rica's In-Vitro Ban

The Associated Press

A Costa Rican ban on in-vitro fertilization has been struck down by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a decision that could affect access to abortion and some contraception in other Latin American countries.

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Colombia / United States

Federal Judge Calls CIA Stance 'Laughable' in Spat Over Drug Lord Case Documents

The National Law Journal

For more than six years, a progressive think tank has been pressing the CIA in court for information about the late Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar. At a recent hearing in the case, D.C. federal Judge Royce Lamberth assailed the government for seeking more time to complete a public records request initially filed with the agency in 2004.

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Argentina

Argentina Launches Process to Break Up Media Group

The Associated Press

After a ruling Friday that Argentina's law against media monopolies is constitutional, Argentina's government told media conglomerate Grupo Clarin on Monday that it has begun a process to break up the company and auction off its media licenses.

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Mexico / United States

Mexican Court Tells Yahoo to Pay $2.7 Billion in Breach-of-Contract Suit

The Associated Press

A court in Mexico City has ordered Yahoo to pay $2.7 billion as part of a lawsuit filed by two companies claiming breach of contract arising from contracts related to a yellow pages listings service.

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