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Honest judges confronting systemic corruption

Claudia Escobar Mejía | September 11, 2020

In many countries corruption undermines, or even co-opts, justice institutions. In Guatemala, judges are prone to becoming victims themselves.
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Cuando la tiranía se vuelve degenerativa, desobedecer puede ser terapéutico

Daniel Cerqueira | May 8, 2017

La discrepancia entre lo legalmente estatuido y lo moralmente aceptable en Venezuela esta en un estado de flujo. ¿Tendrá un impacto la desobediencia civil ...
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A counterweight to populism in Latin America: judicial legitimacy and popularity

Mishella Romo | August 22, 2016

Populism, a resilient phenomenon in Latin America, has enabled and relied on the inclusion of politically alienated masses to legitimize the weakening of ...
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The interoceanic canal, and U.S. constructive engagement toward Nicaragua

Evan Ellis | June 26, 2016

After his prompt, unexpected and unceremonial removal from Nicaragua, while there to conduct research on the transoceanic canal, Evan Ellis reflects on ...
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The healthy roots of corruption anger in Latin America

Kevin Casas-Zamora and Miguel Carter | April 6, 2016

With corruption scandals, popular protests and the revelations in the Panama Papers, it’s easy to think that corruption in Latin America has suddenly ...
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Equal treatment and discrimination across the region

December 11, 2015

This week's stats shot measures equal protection of laws and lack of discrimination across the region. Equal treatment does not improve with increasing ...
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Peru’s 40-Year Debt: the World is Watching

Christopher Sabatini | October 8, 2015

In resolving a 40-year debt, Peruvians and, in particular, Peru’s international business class need to understand what is at stake here: not just the ...
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