This article explores Latin America’s place in discussions about decolonization through the work of the Argentine international lawyer Carlos Calvo. It argues that while Calvo was an early proponent of Latin American sovereignty and a subtle critic of European empires, he worked within a framework that differed remarkably from that of post-World War II decolonization struggles. Most notably, Calvo’s defense of Latin American sovereignty was rooted in a liberal anti-imperialism which emphasized the important role of Latin American states as the bulwarks of free markets rather than the role of the state in curtailing markets in favor of national development. In the final section of this article I suggest some ways in which highlighting the history of liberal anti-imperialism might help reframe some of the conundrums present in recent histories of the more renowned era of Asian and African decolonization.

本文通过阿根廷国际律师卡洛斯·卡尔沃（Carlos Calvo）的工作，探讨了拉丁美洲在非殖民化讨论中的地位。它认为，虽然卡尔沃是拉丁美洲的主权和欧洲帝国的微妙批评的早期支持者，他一个框架，从战后的显着差异内工作II非殖民化的斗争。最值得注意的是，卡尔沃捍卫拉丁美洲主权的根源在于自由主义者反帝国主义强调了拉丁美洲国家作为自由市场的堡垒的重要作用，而不是国家在削减市场以利于国家发展方面的作用。在本文的最后一节中，我提出了一些强调自由主义反帝制历史的方法，这些方法可能有助于重新构架在更为著名的亚洲和非洲非殖民化时代的近期历史中出现的一些难题。