Encounter between Two Worlds

By adopting the theme “Encounter between two worlds” for the celebration marking the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas, the international community was seeking to highlight what the Old World and the New World have in common and what can bring the peoples on either side of the Atlantic closer together. Such concern is understandable in a community engaged in a ceaseless quest for a new world order based on dialogue and harmony.

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Encounter between Two Worlds author:

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The Spanish School of the new law of nations author: Sergio Moratiel Villa

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Just War and Regular War in Sixteenth Century Spanish Doctrine author: Peter Haggenmacher

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Diálogos militares by Diego García de Palacio: The first American work on the law of nations author: Alejandro Valencia Villa

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The defence of human dignity in the New World author: Fernando Murillo Rubiera

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Milestones in the defence of dignity and basic human rights in America author:

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Charter of rights of the Indians according to the School of Salamanca author: Luciano Pereña Vicente

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The ICRC and the conflict in the former Yugoslavia author:

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Bosnia-Herzegovina — ICRC's solemn appeal to all Parties to the conflict author:

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Missions by the President author:

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Regulations for the Empress Shôken fund author:

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Recognition of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society author:

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