▁Cr ise ▁de ▁la ▁cod ification ▁et ▁de ▁la ▁doctrine ▁Argent ine ▁de ▁droit ▁international " ▁( 1 9 3 1 ); ▁and ▁he ▁spoke , ▁wrote , ▁or ▁draft ed ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁many ▁subjects ▁with ▁international ▁ram ifications ▁- ▁among ▁them , ▁as yl um , ▁colon ization , ▁imm igration , ▁arbitr ation , ▁and ▁international ▁peace . ▁His ▁brief ▁V ida ▁internacional , ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent y , ▁is ▁an ▁urb ane ▁by - product ▁of ▁all ▁this ▁study ▁and ▁experience . ▁ ▁Sa aved ra ▁Lam as ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁Public ▁Cred it ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁secretary - general ▁for ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁success ive ▁terms ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁There ▁he ▁initi ated ▁legisl ation ▁regarding ▁coast al ▁water ▁rights , ▁ir rig ation , ▁sugar ▁production , ▁government ▁fin ances , ▁colon ization , ▁and ▁imm igration . ▁His ▁main ▁interest , ▁however , ▁lay ▁in ▁foreign ▁affairs . ▁He ▁provided ▁leadership ▁in ▁saving ▁Argentina ' s ▁arbitr ation ▁treat y ▁with ▁Italy , ▁which ▁almost ▁found ered ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 - 1 9 0 8 , ▁and ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁advis er ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁the ▁foreign ▁office ▁on ▁the ▁analysis ▁and ▁imp lications ▁of ▁proposed ▁foreign ▁treat ies