Remarks by Karen J. Alter

In: Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting, Band 114, S. 324-328

Abstract

Any speculation about the promise and future of multilateralism in Latin America turns fundamentally on what we mean by multilateralism. If multilateralism is defined in numeric terms, as any formal cooperative endeavor undertaken by three or more states, then it is easy to predict that multilateralism is going to be an ongoing feature international politics everywhere. If the question concerns the future of particular Latin American multilateral institutions, such as the Inter-American Human Rights system, Mercosur, or the Andean Community, there might be greater worry and room for disagreement. We would then want to know "what part of the inter-American Human Rights system/Mercosur/Andean Community are you talking about?"