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Dispute settlements through judicial bodies are increasing in the world. Nowadays we have not only national courts, but also international courts and tribunals (bilateral, multilateral, regional or universal) which make judicial decisions on various matters under each jurisdiction. On some issues, these national or international judicial bodies do take similar positions, give similar judgments and thus promote international integration transcending the boundaries. In other cases, on the contrary, they refuse to adopt a uniform solution, and thus protect the particularity and diversity. It’s the courts and tribunals that are actually promoting or suppressing the globalization of law in contemporary world. One of the keys to dealing with on-going globalization is found in the interactions between the judicial bodies. The aim of my researches is to draw insights from the experiences of Latin American and Caribbean courts so as to find a possible way to reconcile the need for the preservation of national or regional particularity with the need for global integration.