Pace International Law Review Volume 32 Issue 2 Spring 2020 Article 1 April 2020 The Language of International Human Rights Law as a Foundation for the Prevention, and Peaceful Resolution of Ethnic, and Political Conflicts in Bolivia Yuri Mantilla Liberty University School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pilr Part of the International Humanitarian Law Commons, and the International Law Commons Recommended Citation Yuri Mantilla, The Language of International Human Rights Law as a Foundation for the Prevention, and Peaceful Resolution of Ethnic, and Political Conflicts in Bolivia, 32 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 171 (2020) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pilr/vol32/iss2/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Law at DigitalCommons@Pace. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pace International Law Review by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Pace. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE LANGUAGE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION, AND PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF ETHNIC, AND POLITICAL CONFLICTS IN BOLIVIA Yuri Mantilla TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ............................................................. 172 II. The Bolivian Case and Ethnic Conflicts Around the World ................................................................. 173 III. Causes of Ethnic Conflicts in Bolivia ...................... 181 IV. The Current Bolivian Historical Context and the Use of Legal Discourse as an Instrument of Warfare .................................................................... 187 V. International Legal Discourse and the Importance of Constructing a Culture of Respect for Human Rights in Bolivia ................................... 198 VI. The Sources of International Human Rights Legal Obligations .................................................... 202 VII. The Importance of Minority Rights .......................