Mexico and Ecuador at the ICJ: A Plea for Taking the Latin American Experience Seriously

EJIL: Talk! (May 1, 2024).

6 Pages Posted: 15 May 2024

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Francisco-José Quintana

European University Institute

Justina Uriburu

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Date Written: May 1, 2024

Abstract

In this post, we focus on Ecuador's case against Mexico and argue that Ecuador’s claims pose significant risks to the legal foundations of Latin American relations. We identify three main concerns. First, we argue that Ecuador’s arguments rely on the inappropriate precedent set by the Asylum case (1950), the first judgment of the Haya de la Torre trilogy. Second, they misconstrue the relationship between diplomatic asylum and the principle of non-intervention, a cornerstone of Latin American approaches to international law. Third, they present an interpretation of the 1954 Convention on Diplomatic Asylum that risks undermining the very institution of diplomatic asylum at a critical moment in Latin American politics.

Keywords: diplomatic asylum, ICJ, Assange, Ecuador, International Court of Justice, inviolability, Latin America, Mexico, non-intervention, Organization of American States, regional custom, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

Suggested Citation

Quintana, Francisco-José and Uriburu, Justina, Mexico and Ecuador at the ICJ: A Plea for Taking the Latin American Experience Seriously (May 1, 2024). EJIL: Talk! (May 1, 2024). , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4817642 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4817642

Francisco-José Quintana (Contact Author)

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Justina Uriburu

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