Resumen de Las particularidades del DR - CAFTA

Luz Marina Vanegas Avilés, Cindy Sánchez Castillo

• español

  El artículo expone los aspectos novedosos que se incluyeron dentro del Tratado de Libre Comercio firmado entre los países centroamericanos, República Dominicana y los Estados Unidos que fueron justamente los que le dieron la tonalidad de controversial en el acontecer nacional y al mayor debate popular registrado en la historia del país. Como nunca antes la población opinó respecto a posible aprobación o rechazo de una herramienta comercial, que si bien no era la primera que se pretendía entrara a formar parte del ordenamiento jurídico costarricense, es una de las primeras en cuanto a tratados multilaterales se refiere. El fin es conocer cuales son dichos aspectos y los compromisos que asumieron las autoridades nacionales una vez que el mismo entrara en vigencia. A lo largo del texto, se realiza un recorrido por las principales particularidades de cinco de los temas novedosos y las implicaciones que cada uno de ellos representan para el país.

• English

  The article indicates new aspects that were included in the Free Trade Agreement, signed among the Central American countries, Dominican Republic and the United Stats, aspectos which were the ones that generated controversy at national levels, causing the largest popular debate ever recorded in Costa Rican history. Like never before, the country rendered its opinion regarding the possible approval or denial of this commercial tool, which even though it was not the first time that a similar deal was intended to become part of the country`s legal framework, it was indeed pioneering in matters of multilateral agreements. The purpose is to create awareness of the aspects and commitments to which that national authorities compromised once the treaty entered in full effect. Throughout the article a walkthrough is done on the five main areas that were added to the agreement and the implications that each one of these represent to the country.