Publications

ARTICLES

Liability of Board Members and Managers: Civil, Corporate, Financial, Penal, Tributary and Labor-related. Revista Alta Gerencia, Maestrías para el Desarrollo, Universidad Católica Boliviana. March - April 2001; El Derecho No. 85, Suplement to Gaceta Jurídica published November 6, 2001
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda.
The questions posed in this article are basically the following: What risks are assumed by a corporation’s member of the board of directors or a manager of any type of company? To what extent does the legal entity protect its board members, managers and administrators with regard to the organization’s liabilities? What are the risks inherent to the positions of manager, administrator and board member with regard to civil, corporate, financial, penal, tributary and labor liabilities?

Unfair International Trade Practices in: Dumping, Subsidies and Safeguards. A defense guide for companies established in Bolivia. Revista Alta Gerencia, Maestrías para el Desarrollo, Universidad Católica Boliviana. January - February 2001; El Derecho No. 61, Suplement to Gaceta Jurídica published May 22, 2001
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda
Basically a description of Bolivian norms on the matter, as well as the treaties signed by Bolivia within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Andean Community of Nations (CAN - Spanish - language acronym), the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI - Spanish - language acronym), establishing a procedure to denounce dumping or subsidies.

Donations Deductible from Profit Taxes. Revista Alta Gerencia, Maestrías para el Desarrollo, Universidad Católica Boliviana. August - September 2000.
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda
Analyzes and established the pertinent calculations, concluding that the businessman making these donation distributes an additional 7.5 percent of the utilities effectively paid.

Bank Performance Bonds: What do they guarantee? Revista Alta Gerencia, Maestrías para el Desarrollo, Universidad Católica Boliviana. June - July 2000.; El Derecho No. 20, Suplement to Gaceta Jurídica published August 15, 200
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda
This article analyzes the followng question: Should a bank honor a bank performance bond upon its presentation in the bank by the beneficiary or its bearer, or should the bank consider the degree of default in which the guaranteed party has incurred with regard to the Principle Contract’s obligations?

BOOKS

Departmental Autonomy: the Alternative to Bolivian Centralism Ed. Los Amigos del Libro 1987, 185 pages
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda.
Scientific analysis of the public administrative model Bolivia maintained since its origin, from the administrative, political and economic point of view. It presents a conceptual, detailed exposition of departmental autonomies as an alternative to reform the Bolivian public administrative system.

Administrative Decentralization in Bolivia : fundamental Concepts and Analysis. Ed. Los Amigos del Libro, 1992, 105 pages.
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda.
This book contains fundamental concepts to understand the process of administrative decentralization through departmental governments. It fundamentally analyzes the concepts of political and administrative centralization, administrative, political and political-administrative de-concentration or departmental autonomies, and the federal state.

Defficient Decentralization Ed. Urenda Abogados. 1999, 157 pages.
Author: Juan Carlos Urenda
An exhaustive analysis of the Popular Participation Law and the Administrative Decentralization Law, norms establishing the general framework for territorial public administration in Bolivia.