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- 1 2 "Ley 7 de 1991" [Law 7 of 1991](PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of Colombia. 1991-01-16. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ "Ley 790 de 2002" [Law 790 of 2002](PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of Colombia. 2002-12-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ "Informe Ejecución Presupuestal de Gastos Vigencia 2000" [Expenditure Budget Execution Report Term 2000](PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Foreign Trade. 2000-12-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2001. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ↑ "Informe de Ejecución Presupuestal: Ministerio de Comercio Exterior-Vigencia 1999" [Budget Execution Report: Ministry of Foreign Trade-Effective 1999](PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Foreign Trade. 2000-12-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ "Informe Ejecución Presupuestal de Gastos Vigencia 1998" [Expenditure Budget Execution Report Term 1998](PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Foreign Trade. 2000-12-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2001-06-18. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ http://www.un.org/en/sections/what-we-do/uphold-international-law/
- ↑ "International law | Definition, History, Characteristics, Examples, & Facts".
