Keyword: «latin america»

This article focuses on the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) from the year it was founded to the end of the 20th century. The author analyzes the charter of this financial institution, the clauses of which are binding on the participating States. The forms and instruments of the economic and political impact of the Inter-American Bank on the credited countries are examined.

The second half of the twentieth century was a period of liberation for Latin American countries from military dictatorships. The prohibition of torture and enforced disappearance in the national legislation of States had been influenced by the experience of those countries. The near absence of a prohibition on aggression is a problem of the development of Latin American legislation. Another problem was the absence of rules on responsibility for crimes against international law in the legislation of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.