Vested Interests in Legal and Judicial Reform

This report analyzes the main reasons or interests that have prevented some recent judicial and legal reforms in Honduras and Bolivia from becoming effective. It focuses on the reasons why criminal justice reforms were unable to put an end to the misuse of pre-trial detention. The report also includes a study of some of the reasons that have prevented criminal procedure code reforms from reducing the perception of impunity prevailing in both countries. With respect to the reforms of judicial selection mechanisms, it focuses on the interests that have prevented the public perception of judicial independence from improving in spite of the implementation of those reforms. The report includes an annex to Section 1, consultations with civil society in Honduras. Section 2 discusses civil and commercial justice in Paraguay. Section 3 discusses vested interests in legal and judicial reform projects in Guyana.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2008-05
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AMPARO, ASSAULTS, ATTORNEYS, AUDITS, CASE LAW, CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CONFIDENCE, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, COUNSEL, COURT, COURTS, CRIME, CRIME PREVENTION, CRIMES, CRIMINAL, CRIMINAL ACTIONS, CRIMINAL CODE, CRIMINAL EVIDENCE, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAWS, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODES, CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, CRIMINAL SYSTEM, CRIMINALS, CUSTODY, DEMOCRACIES, DEMOCRACY, DETAINEES, DISCRETION, DISCRIMINATION, DOMICILE, DUE PROCESS, DUE PROCESS OF LAW, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, GANGS, HOME, HOUSES, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, IMPRISONMENT, INITIATIVE, INTEGRITY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INVESTIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS, INVESTIGATOR, JUDGE, JUDGES, JUDGMENTS, JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, JUDICIAL CORRUPTION, JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE, JUDICIAL OFFICERS, JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE, JUDICIAL REFORM, JUDICIAL REFORM PROGRAMS, JUDICIAL REFORMS, JUDICIAL SELECTION, JUDICIAL SYSTEM, JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM, JUDICIAL SYSTEMS, JUDICIARIES, JUDICIARY, JURISDICTION, JUSTICE, JUSTICE SYSTEM, JUSTICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAWS, LAWYER, LAWYERS, LEGAL CHANGE, LEGAL REFORM, LEGAL REFORMS, LEGALITY, LEGISLATION, LITIGATION, MAGISTRATES, MEDIA, MEDIATION, MINISTER, MONOPOLY, NOTARIES, OFFENDERS, PATRONAGE, POLICE, POLICE OFFICERS, POLITICAL WILL, PRE-TRIAL DETENTION, PRETRIAL DETENTION, PREVENTIVE DETENTION, PRIORITIES, PRISON, PRISONS, PROSECUTION, PROSECUTOR, PROSECUTORS, PUBLIC DEFENDERS, PUBLIC OPINION, PUNISHMENT, REMEDY, RESIDENCE, RULE OF LAW, SANCTIONS, SENTENCING, SUBSTANTIVE LAW, TRIAL, TRIALS, TRIBUNALS, VICTIMS, WILL, YOUTH, YOUTH GANGS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/496741468266066017/Vested-interests-in-legal-and-judicial-reform https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28204
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