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René Hernández Valiente, justice of El Salvador's Supreme Court, and Eduardo Dubón, deputy inspector in the National Civil Police.

Can trust be restored?

They call it the orphan branch of government. In a healthy democracy, the judiciary is supposed to stand with the executive and legislative branches as one of the three pillars of government that guarantee liberty and the rule of law. But in most Latin American and Caribbean countries, the judicial pillar is fractured, weak and incapable of supporting the weight of its constitutional responsibilities...

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RECENT ARTICLES

The history of an orphaned institution

Would you trust this court?
 Reformers strengthen judicial independence and fight to improve the credibility of judges

Who wrote these laws?
 New codes are designed to fill gaps created by a century of social and economic change

How much for the law degree?
 Reforms expose need for better education and specialized training for court officials and lawyers

I'll see you in court!
 New oral procedures give prosecutors and defenders the leading roles in criminal trials

Cleaning the courts
 Judicial independence called a key challenge

Judicial reform: a kitchen table issue

A new legal landscape
 In addition to replacing written procedures with oral ones, El Salvador's new codes include a number of substantive changes

Justice for whom?
 Reforms spark debate over the rights of victims and criminals

 

 


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