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Despite its economic reliance on water resources, Latin America is especially vulnerable to disturbances in water supplies resulting from global climate change. President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno therefore sees a unique opportunity to re-engage Latin American policymakers in global climate negotiations. Adapted from the source document.

This article examines two processes: the adaptation of national systems of social protection to operate within a European framework and the decentralisation of 'safety net' policies at the meso-level in order to favour territorial subsidiarity and democratic accountability. It reviews the concepts and assumptions involved in welfare state research before moving on to reflect upon the so-called 'European social model'. Decentralisation and a greater regional say in areas of policy making closer to citizens' perceptions, such as the creation of 'safety nets', have often been linked to cultural or identity considerations. However, demands are also based on claims for policy innovation and more effective management, as illustrated by Spain's devolution of welfare powers to the regions. This article concludes that in order to build up a macro-community based on trust in the 'Old Continent', more attention should be paid to the increasing role of medium-size layers of government. (European Journal of Political Research / FUB)

Al terminar los anos ochenta, se derrumbo uno de los dos polos que habian definido el sistema internacional durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX. El futuro de America Latina aparece ahora mas dependiente que nunca de la capacidad para integrarse y para vincularse con America del Norte. Esta perspectiva no es halaguena si se tiene en cuenta que la relativa perdida de influencia de los Estados Unidos en el mundo no significa un debilitamiento de su hegemonia en America Latina. Mas bien, todo lo contrario

Los tribunales electorales tienen un objetivo de pacificación social; pues se trata de salvaguardar la legitimidad de una determinada forma de organización socio-política. En este sentido, su responsabilidad es cumplir con el principio de transparencia y publicidad como forma de rendición de cuentas y vinculo necesario con quienes recurren a sus servicios. Por ello, y dado el interés político que revisten sus actividades, es deseable establecer parámetros mínimos respecto a la forma de comunicación de los juzgadores electorales con la ciudadanía, lo cual involucra, en su análisis. la búsqueda de equilibrio entre: la ética judicial, transparencia, derecho a la información, rendición de cuentas y libertad de expresión. Este equilibrio se logra bajo los presupuestos del discurso, la ponderación y la argumentación; estructuras previas que posibilitan justificar la excepcionalidad de la secrecía judicial como regla general en el proceso de comunicación previa a la existencia de la cosa juzgada. Ante esto, la trilogía presupuestal propuesta utilitaria sirve como herramienta para determinar los límites del juzgador electoral en la comunicación de sus proyectos de sentencia, previo a su discusión colegiada. ; The electoral courts have an objective of social pacification; as it is about safeguarding the legitimacy of a certain form of socio-political organization. In this sense, its responsibility is to comply with the principle of transparency and publicity as a form of accountability and necessary link with those who use its services. For this reason, and given the political interest that their activities, it is desirable to establish minimum parameters regarding the form of communication between electoral judges and citizens, which it involves in their analysis. the search for balance between judicial ethics, transparency, right to information, accountability, and freedom of expression. This balance is achieved under the assumptions of discourse, pondering, and argumentation; previous structures that make it possible to justify the exceptionality of the judicial secretariat as a general rule in the communication process before the existence of a final judgment. Given this, the proposed utilitarian budget trilogy serves as a tool to determine the limits of the electoral judge in the communication of their draft sentences, before their collegiate discussion. ; Versión publicada - versión final del editor