The Need for a Legal Framework on International Private Law in Puerto Rico

27Nov09

The island of Puerto Rico lies dead center of the Caribbean basin. Since the times of the Conquistadors, it was called the key to the Americas for its strategic geographical position. It is now a small country with fervent commercial activity at both the national and international levels. With $46.9 billion in exports to countries like United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Dominican Republic and $29.1 billion in imports from Ireland, Japan, U.S.A., among others, the need to expand our knowledge on the international legal framework in all legal matters acquires special importance.[1] Private practitioners, members of the judiciary and government officials are all exposed to this need. However, our knowledge in the field is minimal.

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