Tag Archives: Columbia

Trump-Petro Tariff War Avoided and America’s Zero-Tolerance Approach to Immigration Policy

By: Kevin Gonzalez, 3L During the first week of his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump’s administration deported 110 Colombian immigrants using military planes as part of his immigration crackdown. Colombia refused to allow the planes to land, citing the use of military planes as the reason for their denial. In […]

Total Peace Plan: Colombia’s Race to End Armed Violence through Civil Negotiations.

By: Adrian Peraza For decades, violence has plagued Colombia. Since the 1960s, the country has faced numerous instances of kidnappings, executions, and drug trafficking operations orchestrated by criminal organizations. Upon entering office in 2022, President Gustavo Petro aimed to put an end to the violence through his proposed “Total Peace” plan. The policy was designed […]

Colombia’s Recent Accession to the Hague Convention on Service Abroad

BY PATRICK ALAYON—In my limited experience in the field of international law, the issue of international service of process has proved to be a significant hurdle to bringing a successful lawsuit.  Some countries do not have a treaty with the US that deals with service of process, and a litigant is left to the whims […]