La inmunidad soberana de jurisdicción en el marco del arbitraje comercial internacional : evolución y actualidad

Luego de haber compartido su sabiduría internacional y pensador en el campo de la resolución de desavenencias, a través de la publicación –en estas ediciones- de sus apuntes sobre arbitraje internacional, en el Doctor Nicolás Gamboa le presenta en este volumen a la comunidad jurídica sus finas reflexiones sobre los avances y límites del arbitraje internaciones con partes estatales. Su exposición de los avances del arbitraje internacional, con relación a posturas más o menos dogmáticas en cuanto al alcance de la soberanía estatal, es de una precisión y claridad contundentes: la inexorable extensión del arbitraje internacional –a pesar de sus límites y derivas- ha sido tal en los últimos tiempos, que hoy días es considerado mecanismo natural de resolución de controversias entre sociedades y partes estatales. El análisis de los límites del arbitraje internacional con partes estatales que efectúa el Doctor Gamboa Morales es pertinente y oportuno. El “caso argentino” es la mejor prueba. Es menester analizar, con la profundidad que él propone, la inarbitrabilidad de ciertos litigios con Estados soberanos, los intereses y las políticas enfrentados en el arbitraje en materia de inversión y las dificultades que -a pesar de un liberalismo creciente- todavía presenta famosa inmunidad de ejecución del Estado soberano. El lector descubrirá el trasfondo filosófico del arbitraje internacional con partes estatales, leyendo la obra del Doctor Gamboa Morales. No es por nada que esta trabajo corona su merecido ingreso a la Academia Colombiana de Jurisprudencia, en la calidad de Miembro Correspondiente.

Iberoamérica y la Corte Penal Internacional : debates, reflexiones y preguntas

Durante el mes de octubre del año 2005, en la sede del ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, y con ocasión de las jornadas fiscalía y abogacía ante la justicia internacional, se reunieron expertos provenientes de diversos lugares del mundo, quienes cumplen diferentes roles al interior de la justicia penal nacional en cada uno de los estados de los que provienen, así como miembros de la Corte Penal Internacional, con el fin de disertar sobre diversos temas relacionados con la justicia penal internacional. Este libro recoge las memorias del congreso “Fiscalía y abogacía ante la justicia internacional”, así como un prologo elaborado por el decano de la Facultad de Jurisprudencia, doctor Alejandro Venegas Franco, en compañía del director adjunto de la oficina del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en Europa, doctor Fernando Carrillo Flórez, y un epilogo del doctor Francisco José Sintura Vadela, Director del Área de Derecho Penal de la Facultad de Jurisprudencia de la Universidad del Rosario. La importancia de la Corte Penal Internacional en el mundo contemporáneo, así como la claridad y profundidad conceptual de los escritos recogidos en este texto, lo convierten en un documento obligatorio de consulta para los interesados en este novedoso instrumento de la justicia universal.

Hacia una mayor eficacia en el arbitraje: control de tiempos y costos

Este texto es la compilación de las ponencias del congreso, dedicado principalmente a la eficacia del arbitraje, al problema de los costos y al problema de la duración de los procedimientos, realizado con motivo de la conmemoración de los 25 años del Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliación.Se realiza este evento en un momento muy especial, no solo en el campo internacional, sino para Colombia. En el ámbito mundial la crisis financiera que se ha desbordado desde la última parte del año anterior, ha ocasionado el incremento de la conflictividad mercantil internacional, como lo registran todos los medios de comunicación del mundo y lo señalan autorizados comentaristas y observadores.

Establishing an Assurance Framework (PDF 341 KB)

A Practical Guide for Management Boards of HPSS Organisations

Diagnosis and workup of 522 consecutive patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms in Switzerland.

BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are difficult to diagnose. We used SwissNET data to characterise NEN patients followed in the two academic centres of western Switzerland (WS), and to compare them with patients followed in eastern Switzerland (ES) as well as with international guidelines. METHOD: SwissNET is a prospective database covering data from 522 consecutive patients (285 men, 237 women) from WS (n = 99) and ES (n = 423). RESULTS: Mean ± SD age at diagnosis was 59.0 ± 15.7 years. Overall, 76/522 experienced a functional syndrome, with a median interval of 1.0 (IQR: 1.0-3.0) year between symptoms onset and diagnosis. A total of 51/522 of these tumours were incidental. The primary tumour site was the small intestine (29%), pancreas (21%), appendix (18%) and lung (11%) in both regions combined. In all, 513 functional imaging studies were obtained (139 in WS, 374 in ES). Of these, 381 were 111In-pentetreotide scintigraphies and 20 were 68Ga-DOTATOC PET. First line therapy was surgery in 87% of patients, medical therapy (biotherapy or chemotherapy) in 9% and irradiation in 3% for both regions together. CONCLUSION: Swiss NEN patients appear similar to what has been described in the literature. Imaging by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) is widely used in both regions of Switzerland. In good accordance with published guidelines, data on first line therapy demonstrate the crucial role of surgery. The low incidence of biotherapy suggests that long-acting somatostatin analogues are not yet widely used for their anti-proliferative effects. The SwissNET initiative should help improve compliance with ENETS guidelines in the workup and care of NEN patients.

Bond Enhancement Techniques for PCC Whitetopping, HR-341, 1996

This research was initiated in 1991 as a part of a whitetopping project to study the effectiveness of various techniques to enhance bond strength between a new portland cement concrete (PCC) overlay and an existing asphalt cement concrete (ACC) pavement surface. A 1,676 m (5,500 ft) section of county road R16 in Dallas County was divided into 12 test sections. The various techniques used to enhance bond were power brooming, power brooming with air blast, milling, cement and water grout, and emulsion tack coat. Also, two sections were planed to a uniform cross-section, two pavement thicknesses were placed, and two different concrete mix proportions were used. Bond strength was perceived to be the key to determining an appropriate design procedure for whitetopping. If adequate bond is achieved, a bonded PCC overlay technique can be used for design. Otherwise, an unbonded overlay procedure may be more appropriate. Conclusions are as follows: (1) Bond Strength Differences - Milling increased bond strength versus no milling. Tack coat showed increased bond strength versus no tack coat. Planing, Air Blast and Grouting did not provide noticeable improvements in bond strength; nor did different PCC types or thicknesses affect bond strength significantly. (2) Structure - Structural measurements correlated strongly with the wide variation in pavement thicknesses. They did not provide enough information to determine the strength of bonding or the level of support being provided by the ACC layer. Longitudinal cracking correlated with PCC thicknesses and with planing. (3) Bond Over Time - The bond between PCC and ACC layers is degrading over time in the outside wheel path in all of the sections except tack coat (section 12). The bond strength in the section with tack coat was lower than the others, but remained relatively steady.

Asphalt Cement Containing AC-13, HR-522, Construction Report, 1985

Stopping and turning maneuvers on high traffic volume asphalt cement concrete surfaced roads and streets often causes distortion of the pavement. Distortion may show up as excessive rutting in the wheel path, shoving of the pavement and/or rippling of the surface. Often times repeated corrective work such as cold milling or heater planing is required in these areas to maintain the pavement surface in a reasonable condition. In recent years polymer additives have been developed for asphalt cement concrete paving mixes that show promise in improving the inplace stability of the pavements. AC-13 (Styrelf 13) available from Bitucote Products Company, St. Louis, Missouri is an asphalt cement that has been modified by an additive to exhibit characteristics of very high stability in asphalt mixes.

Asphalt Cement Containing AC-13, HR-522, Final Report, 1988

Stopping and turning maneuvers on high traffic volume asphalt cement concrete surfaced roads and streets often cause distortion of the pavement. Distortion may show up as excessive rutting in the wheel path, shoving of the pavement and/or rippling of the surface. Often times repeated corrective work such as cold milling or heater planing is required in these areas to maintain the pavement surface in a reasonable condition. In recent years polymer additives have been developed for asphalt cement concrete paving mixes that show promise in improving the inplace stability of the pavements. AC-13 (Styrelf 13) available from Bitucote Products Company, St. Louis, Missouri is an asphalt cement that has been modified by an additive to exhibit characteristics of very high stability in asphalt mixes.

Investigation of Steel-Stringer Bridges: Superstructures and Substructures, Volume I, TR-522, 2007

There are hundreds of structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges in the state of Iowa. With the majority of these bridges located on rural county roads where there is limited funding available to replace the bridges, diagnostic load testing can be utilized to determine the actual load carrying capacity of the bridge. One particular family or fleet of bridges that has been determined to be desirable for load testing consists of single-span bridges with non-composite, cast-in-place concrete decks, steel stringers, and timber substructures. Six bridges with poor performing superstructure and substructure from the aforementioned family of bridges were selected to be load tested. The six bridges were located on rural roads in five different counties in Iowa: Boone, Carroll, Humboldt, Mahaska, and Marshall. Volume I of this report focuses on evaluating the superstructure for this family of bridges. This volume discusses the behavior characteristics that influence the load carrying capacity of this fleet of bridges. In particular, the live load distribution, partial composite action, and bearing restraint were investigated as potential factors that could influence the bridge ratings. Implementing fleet management practices, the bridges were analyzed to determine if the load test results could be predicted to better analyze previously untested bridges. For this family of bridges it was found that the ratings increased as a result of the load testing demonstrating a greater capacity than determined analytically. Volume II of this report focuses on evaluating the timber substructure for this family of bridges. In this volume, procedures for detecting pile internal decay using nondestructive ultrasonic stress wave techniques, correlating nondestructive ultrasonic stress wave techniques to axial compression tests to estimate deteriorated pile residual strength, and evaluating load distribution through poor performing timber substructure elements by instrumenting and load testing the abutments of the six selected bridges are discussed. Also, in this volume pile repair methods for restoring axial and bending capacities of pile are developed and evaluated.

Investigation of Steel-Stringer Bridges: Superstructures and Substructures, Volume II, TR-522, 2007

Problems with unknown bridge foundations in Iowa are often associated with timber substructures. Timber piles are subject to biological and physical deterioration, which makes quantifying in-service pile capacity difficult. Currently there are no reliable means to estimate the residual carrying capacity of an in-service deteriorated pile; and thus, the overall safety of the bridge cannot be determined. The lack of reliable evaluation methods can lead to conservative and costly maintenance practices. This research study was undertaken to investigate procedures for assessing bridge substructures, and evaluating procedures for rehabilitating/strengthening/replacing inadequate substructure components. The report includes an extensive literature review, a field reconnaissance study of 49 bridges, a survey of substructure problems from the perspective of County Engineers, a laboratory study aiming to correlate nondestructive tests to residual pile strength and stiffness values, nondestructive and destructive load tests for 6 bridges with poor substructures, and finally a laboratory study evaluating selected repair methods.

Bond Contribution to Whitetopping Performance on Low Volume Roads, Construction Report, HR-341, 1993

This research was initiated in 1991 as a part of a whitetopping project to study the effectiveness of various techniques to enhance bond strength between a new Portland cement concrete (PCC) overlay and an existing asphalt cement concrete (ACC) pavement surface. A 1,676 m (5,500 ft) section of county road R16 in Dallas County, Iowa was divided into 12 test sections. The various techniques used to enhance bond were power brooming, power brooming with air blast, milling, cement and water grout, and emulsion tack coat. As a part of these bonding techniques, two pavement thicknesses were placed; two different concrete proportions were used; and two sections were planed to a uniform cross-slope.