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Medidas de Retorsión

English translation: measures of retorsion

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Spanish term or phrase:Medidas de Retorsión
English translation:measures of retorsion
Entered by: Rose F

22:49 May 8, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Public Contracting
Spanish term or phrase: Medidas de Retorsión
En Colombia al parecer se le conoce como Cláusula de Reciprocidad, y en Panamá se conoce como:

Medidas de retorsión.

Mecanismo para hacer frente a discriminaciones comerciales extranjeras, consistente en la aplicación de restricciones a la participación en contrataciones públicas o concesiones administrativas en el territorio nacional, a las personas naturales o jurídicas de cualquier país que discrimina contra la República de Panamá.
Rose F
Colombia
Local time: 23:35
measures of retorsion
Explanation:
Retorsion is a concept in international law related to reprisal. It is an act carried out by one national against another in retaliation or reprisal for a similar previous act.

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-05-08 23:14:43 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant "one nation," not "one national."
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Richard McDorman
United States
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3measures of retorsion
Richard McDorman
4Reciprocal policies
Omar Lima Quintana
4"Retorsion Measures"
eski
3Retaliatory measures
Jennifer Jones


  

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Retaliatory measures


Explanation:
http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/retalia...

"retaliatory measures"

Espero que estos enlaces te sean de utilidad


    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=en&ihmlang=...
    Reference: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nzLMIIbx10wC&pg=PA315&lpg...
Jennifer Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Richard McDorman: I think that "retaliatory measures" is definitely the correct English translation for the Spanish phrase "medidas retaliatorias," which is more general in scope than "medidas de retorsión."
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Reciprocal policies


Explanation:
To answer in the same way.

Omar Lima Quintana
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measures of retorsion


Explanation:
Retorsion is a concept in international law related to reprisal. It is an act carried out by one national against another in retaliation or reprisal for a similar previous act.

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Note added at 25 mins (2009-05-08 23:14:43 GMT)
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Sorry, I meant "one nation," not "one national."


    Reference: http://www.un.org/icty/transe67/080925ED.htm
    Reference: http://law.jrank.org/pages/9850/Retorsion.html
Richard McDorman
United States
Local time: 00:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
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Thank you for your help and references!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Omar Lima Quintana: more accurate than mine
14 mins
  -> Thanks, Omar.

agree  Terejimenez
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agree  ARS54
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"Retorsion Measures"


Explanation:
Jan 1997 ... retorsion measures and partly as countermeasures. The adoption of these measures by the European Union raises questions with respect to the ...
journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=207474 - Páginas similares
de R Lefeber - 2004
Retorsion legal definition of Retorsion. Retorsion synonyms by the ... - [ Traducir esta página ]The typical methods of retorsion are the use of comparably severe measures against citizens of the foreign nation found within the borders of the ...
legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Retorsion - 28k - En caché - Páginas similares
International law in theory and practice - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Googlede Oscar Schachter - 1991 - Law - 431 páginas
Self-help and counter-measures ... With respect to the second category, the technical term "retorsion" is applicable. It applies to a retaliatory act taken ...
books.google.com.mx/books?isbn=0792310241...
Medidas de Retorsión - WordReference Forums - [ Traducir esta página ]3 entradas - 2 autores - Última entrada: 13 Oct 2005
Medidas de Retorsión "Old" General Vocabulary forum. ... retorsion/retortion measures. Ver definición aquí. ...


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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-05-09 22:23:53 GMT)
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Feb 2009 ... QUESTION: Do you plan any retorsion measures? MR. DUGUID: We're reviewing our options at the moment. QUESTION: This is the Sullivan case? ...
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2009/02/117623.htm - 46k - En caché - Páginas similares

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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-05-09 22:24:08 GMT)
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Saludos :))

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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2009-05-10 16:02:19 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for your note & Happy Mother's Day, Rose :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 22:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 625
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help!, I chose to go with Measures of Retorsion, as I found more references to the term.

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