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« Japan To Help Fund Geothermal Plant in Potosí | Home | Bolivia and Paraguay to Invest in International Fiber-Optics Cable » Proposal Grants Far-Reaching Jurisdiction to Community JusticePosted: Nate on Sep 03 | Indigenous & Culture, Law & Justice In the recently released Jurisdictional Definition Law drawn up by the Vice-Ministery of Indigenous Justice, jurisdiction over cases involving public corruption, drug-trafficking, rape, contraband goods, terrorism, and genocide will fall on the indigenous system of community justice. In coordination with the common law system, community courts would be included in almost all areas of the justice system with no exceptions. According to Eddy Burgoa, general director of the Vice-Ministry of Indigenous Justice, “community justice is going to participate in common law actions, even in cases that have only been brought before common law courts.” The proposal also supports the creation of mixed tribunals to judge particularly notorious cases and cases relevant to indigenous issues. The provisions of the law granting full power to community justice are detailed in Article 14 of the proposal. While the judicial powers granted by Article 14 have been sought by proponents of the community justice system, critics say the two competing judicial systems will be too complicated and unwieldy in practice. Jaime Álvarez, president of the Participation and Justice Network, said proposal “will produce a confusion which will lead to an overlap of jurisdictions. Rather than help define jurisdiction, this proposal is confounding and will complicate the implementation of the law.” For more in Spanish see: http://www.laprensa.com.bo/noticias/3-9-2010/noticias/03-09-2010_3386.php |
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