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1. Executive Summary Effective Criminal Defence in Latin America

Author:
Alberto Binder, Ed Cape, and Zaza Namoradze
Publication Date:
10-2015
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Dejusticia
Abstract:
This document contains the results of a research project, Effective Criminal Defence in Latin America, which was conducted over a two and a half year period commencing in the summer of 2012. It discusses the main issues concerning criminal defence rights for each jurisdiction in the study; (ii) in light of these findings, recommendations designed to improve access to effective criminal defence in practice for each jurisdiction; and (iii) recommendations for the development of international standards on effective criminal defence for the Latin American region.
Topic:
International Law, Criminal Justice, Justice, Criminology, and Legal Sector
Political Geography:
Latin America

2. Addicted to Punishment: The Disporportionality of Drug Laws in Latin America

Author:
Rodrigo Uprimny, Diana Esther Guzmán, and Jorge Parra
Publication Date:
01-2013
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Dejusticia
Abstract:
This document analyzes the proportionality of drug related crimes in seven Latin American countries through the study of the evolution of their criminal legislations from 1950 until 2012. The study suggests the existence of a regional tendency to maximize the use of criminal law for combating this type of conducts. Addicted to punishment is part of a series of studies carried out by the Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (CEDD) that critically analyze the application of the proportionality principle in relation with drug crimes. The studies find that the punishments imposed and the punitive treatment of the offenders are disproportional, often generating more damages than benefits.
Topic:
Law, Criminal Justice, Drugs, Criminology, and Legal Sector
Political Geography:
Latin America