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Judicial Nominations in Guatemala: Pockets of Resistance in a Closing Space

ILAC Policy Brief #2

A lot is at stake with the ongoing judicial nominations in Guatemala considering so much ground has already been lost for the rule of law.

Guatemala’s Congress was slated to elect an entirely new judiciary in mid-October of this year. The judicial elections are occurring in the shadows of the United Nations-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) being forced to leave and in the middle of rapid rule of law backsliding. Nevertheless, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has pushed back and proven to be a “pocket of resistance” in a closing space for civil society and the justice sector.

This brief examines the judicial nominations process and makes recommendations for more fair and impartial judicial nominations and elections.

Download the policy brief here.

Authors: Jaime Chávez Alor (Latin America Policy Manager at Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice) and Lauren McIntosh (Legal Officer at ILAC).

 

New ILAC Report: Still Looking for Justice in Liberia

CUSTOMARY LAW, THE COURTS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN LIBERIA

Photo: David Isaksson

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The International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) today released a new report entitled Still Looking for Justice: Customary Law, the Courts and Access to Justice in Liberia.

In its report, ILAC examines the role of justice providers in Liberia. Under the country’s dual legal system, this includes both customary authorities applying traditional rules to resolve minor crimes and civil disputes in rural areas and the formal judiciary, which applies statutory law and enjoys general countrywide jurisdiction.

These actors collectively play a key role in prevention and resolution of local conflicts that could trigger broader unrest. However, Liberia’s legacy of conflict and fragility pose continuing challenges to the ability of justice providers to fulfil their preventive potential.

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Beyond the ballot-box … Populism and polarisation

Blog piece by Ulrika Nilsson

On the 15th September Tunisians took to the polls in their second free and fair Presidential election since the revolution in 2011. Just as earlier polls had indicated, the vote came out in favour of two populist but polar opposite candidates, both representing a rejection of the establishment and political stalemate. Nabil Karoui, the media mogul often cited as Tunisia’s Silvio Berlusconi, won 15.5% of the vote. Kaïs Saïed, a constitutional law professor nicknamed ‘Robocop’ for his monotone use of classical Arabic in speeches, won 19.5%.

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This page is printed from ilacnet.org, Thursday 17th of October 2019
http://www.ilacnet.org/blog/2019/10/11/judicial-nominations-in-guatemala-pockets-of-resistance-in-a-closing-space/

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