Luis Pásara Versión en español No other country in the world chooses the most senior members of its justice system by popular vote, but Bolivia first did so in October 2011. Despite the high voter turnout (nearly 80%), three of every five ballots were blank or null and void, and only two were cast in […]
#Judileaks: Ranking the Best and the Worst Honduran Supreme Court Candidates
By Niko Aberle, Research and Communications Fellow, Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa Versión en español La Asociación para una Sociedad Más Justa (AJS, by its English initials), the chapter of Transparency International in Honduras, is a Honduran anticorruption organization dedicated to fostering the Rule of Law in their country. In the recent […]
With a new Supreme Court on the horizon, what does the future hold for Honduras?
By Katharine Valencia Program Officer at DPLF Versión en español Next week, the Congress of Honduras is expected to select Justices for the highest court in the land – the Supreme Court. The process for getting to this stage, however, has been a long one. Under the Honduran Constitution and other relevant law, a new […]
Righting Guatemala’s Broken Judicial Selection Process
Lea la versión en español aquí Author: Mirte Postema* for Americas Quarterly This year has been important for Guatemala’s judicial system. A number of judicial posts are due to be filled in 2014, and so far this year, a new electoral tribunal and attorney general have already taken office. In July, the selection process for […]
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