Supporting Parallel Legal Systems as a Means of Improving Access to Justice in Guatemala


Autoria(s): Endy, Julie
Data(s)

01/01/2007

Resumo

Parallel legal systems can and do exist within a single sovereign nation, and rural Guatemala offers one example. Such parallel systems are generally viewed as failures of legal penetration which compromise the rule of law. The question addressed in this paper is whether the de facto existence of parallel systems in Guatemala benefits the indigenous population, or whether the ultimate goal of attaining access to justice requires a complete overhaul of the official legal system. Ultimately, the author concludes that while the official justice system needs a lot of work in order to expand access to justice, especially for the rural poor, the existence of a parallel legal system can be a vehicle for, rather than a hindrance to, expanding such access.

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http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/ljawps/6

http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=ljawps

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Digital Commons @ Boston College Law School

Fonte

Law and Justice in the Americas Working Paper Series

Palavras-Chave #Comparative Law #Indigenous Law #Jurisprudence #Comparative and Foreign Law #Indian and Aboriginal Law #Jurisprudence
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