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Nataly Vargas Gamboa

PhD in Rule of Law and Global Governance from the University of Salamanca and PhD in Legal Sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia). Member of the Centre for International Law and Justice at Stockholm University.

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Who controls power? Judicial elections in Bolivia and Mexico

Between the promise of democratizing justice and the risk of subjecting it to political power, judicial elections in Bolivia and Mexico reopen a key question.

Judicial Elections and Bolivia’s Fragile Rule of Law

The Bolivian justice system is rife with interim nominations, uncertainty in the appointment of high magistrates, questionable designation of judges and prosecutors, and deficiencies in the criminal justice system.