Simón Bolívar and the Congress of Panama: the first attempt at Latin American integration

Authors

  • Alexandre Ganan de Brites Figueiredo Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP
  • Márcio Bobik Braga Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20179208

Keywords:

Latin American integration, Simón Bolívar, Congress of Panama

Abstract

The earliest movement towards Latin American integration emerged in the context of the decolonization process to have begun in the 1820s, with the initiative driven by various leaders, particularly Simón Bolívar, culminating in the 1826 Congress of Panama. It was at the congress that plenipotentiary delegates from four Latin American countries developed the first integration treaties, with their provisions pre-empting the establishment of legal institutes of public international law. The agreements did not, however, enter into effect due to the lack of ratification. Based on a historical, juridical, and institutional analysis, this work resumes the debate on the subject, analyzing the relevant sources and proposing an explanation for the initiative’s relative failure.

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Author Biographies

Alexandre Ganan de Brites Figueiredo, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

Formado em História pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH) da Universidade de São Paulo e em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito da USP (Largo do São Francisco), Mestre em Integração da América Latina, área de Práticas Políticas e Relações Internacionais do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Integração da América Latina da Universidade de São Paulo (PROLAM/USP) e Doutor pelo PROLAM-USP.

Márcio Bobik Braga, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP

Possui doutorado em Economia na Universidade de São Paulo (1998). É Professor do Departamento de Economia da Universidade de São Paulo - Campus de Ribeirão Preto (desde 1996). Desde 2007, é Livre-Docente na FEARP/USP. Possui como projetos de pesquisa: i) Integração Econômica Regional na América Latina; ii) Economia da América Latina no século XIX; e iii) História do Pensamento latino-americano.

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Published

2017-05-31

How to Cite

Figueiredo, A. G. de B., & Braga, M. B. (2017). Simón Bolívar and the Congress of Panama: the first attempt at Latin American integration. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 9(2), 308-329. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20179208

Issue

Vol. 9 - No. 2 - Maio a Agosto (2017)

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