The Community of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (1): Subsidies for the Definition of the Identity of a Novel International Organization

On July 17, 1996 the Community of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portugesa - CPLP) was created as an association of seven States, not characterized by a regional coherence, but primarily by a language and a "regionalism of identity". The article surveys...

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Published in:Verfassung und Recht in Übersee 1998-06, Vol.31 (2), p.122-150
Main Author: de Castro, Paulo Canelas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANALYSEN UND BERICHTE
Communities
Decolonization
International community
International cooperation
International law
International organizations
International relations
Statutory law
Territories
Treaties
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Summary:On July 17, 1996 the Community of the Portuguese Speaking Countries (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portugesa - CPLP) was created as an association of seven States, not characterized by a regional coherence, but primarily by a language and a "regionalism of identity". The article surveys the constituent treaty, especially regarding the institutions provided and their functioning. The second focus is on the objectives of the international organization in multilateral diplomacy, internal cooperation and promotion and diffusion of the Portuguese language and its orientating principles. Finally, the author compares the CPLP structures to the British Commonwealth from a political and legal perspective. The second part of the article on the emerging identity of the CPLP, its status in global international relations and perspectives of an own human rights policy will be published in the coming volume of Verfassung und Recht in Übersee.
ISSN:0506-7286
DOI:10.5771/0506-7286-1998-2-122