Judicial system

Venezuela: the time for the rule-of-law country and civil society

Venezuela is entering a new phase to reform its justice system, with greater civil society participation and the challenge of restoring the independence of the judiciary.

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.

Amnesty and the Rule of Law

The attempt by Bolsonarism to promote an amnesty law for those convicted of the 2022 assault on democracy rekindles in Brazil the debate over the limits of political forgiveness and the risk of turning justice into an instrument of impunity.

Between the palace and the bench: politics and justice in Latin America

From 1970 to 2025, 25 former Latin American presidents were subjected to judicial proceedings. What does this toxic relationship between the exercise of power and compliance with the rules demonstrate? Are there possible solutions?

Morena, Sheinbaum, and the elected judiciary: democratic reform or concentration of power?

The election of judges in Mexico marks an unprecedented turn in justice: it questions the limits of the division of powers and opens a debate on judicial autonomy, sovereignty and populism in Latin America.

Judicial control around the world

Electoral autocracies perfect judicial control through disciplinary bodies that, far from guaranteeing justice, stifle the independence of judges.