Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law

In the last years of the armed conflict, some of the actors that have participated in those clandestine operations re-adapted their modus operandi to fit other types of criminal activities such as customs corruption, large scale smuggling of goods,...

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Main Author: Carrera, Fernando
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-261942021-05-26T09:05:19Z Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law Carrera, Fernando rule of law legal institutions impunity CICIG International Commission to Fight Impunity judiciary criminal networks corruption clandestine security operations political repression smuggling extortion narcotics trafficking In the last years of the armed conflict, some of the actors that have participated in those clandestine operations re-adapted their modus operandi to fit other types of criminal activities such as customs corruption, large scale smuggling of goods, extortion and kidnapping for economic purposes, and drug trafficking. Control of borders and logistical corridors became also an important feature for their operations, which in turn led to political control of territories and linkages with politicians. In the last years of the armed conflict, some of the actors that have participated in those clandestine operations re-adapted their modus operandi to fit other types of criminal activities such as customs corruption, large scale smuggling of goods, extortion and kidnapping for economic purposes, and drug trafficking. Control of borders and logistical corridors became also an important feature for their operations, which in turn led to political control of territories and linkages with politicians. International Commission to Fight Impunity (CICIG) has played a critical role in using and promoting a legislative framework that enhances criminal prosecution in Guatemala. In this regard, some national laws have been critical for its work. First, the Law Against Organized Crime (LCCO) approved in 2006, before CICIG´s creation. However, CICIG requested the Guatemalan Congress to consider some reforms in 2009 to allow for more prosecutorial power, using instruments widely known in criminal law but inexistent in Guatemalan legal framework at that time. The reforms were approved, and since then CICIG and the Attorney General Office have used extensively their enhanced capacity. 2017-03-02T22:32:35Z 2017-03-02T22:32:35Z 2017 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/534881487589060782/World-development-report-2017-Guatemala-s-international-commission-against-impunity-a-case-study-on-institutions-and-rule-of-law http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26194 English en_US World Development Report Background Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Guatemala
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topic rule of law
legal institutions
impunity
CICIG
International Commission to Fight Impunity
judiciary
criminal networks
corruption
clandestine security operations
political repression
smuggling
extortion
narcotics trafficking
spellingShingle rule of law
legal institutions
impunity
CICIG
International Commission to Fight Impunity
judiciary
criminal networks
corruption
clandestine security operations
political repression
smuggling
extortion
narcotics trafficking
Carrera, Fernando
Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law
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description In the last years of the armed conflict, some of the actors that have participated in those clandestine operations re-adapted their modus operandi to fit other types of criminal activities such as customs corruption, large scale smuggling of goods, extortion and kidnapping for economic purposes, and drug trafficking. Control of borders and logistical corridors became also an important feature for their operations, which in turn led to political control of territories and linkages with politicians. In the last years of the armed conflict, some of the actors that have participated in those clandestine operations re-adapted their modus operandi to fit other types of criminal activities such as customs corruption, large scale smuggling of goods, extortion and kidnapping for economic purposes, and drug trafficking. Control of borders and logistical corridors became also an important feature for their operations, which in turn led to political control of territories and linkages with politicians. International Commission to Fight Impunity (CICIG) has played a critical role in using and promoting a legislative framework that enhances criminal prosecution in Guatemala. In this regard, some national laws have been critical for its work. First, the Law Against Organized Crime (LCCO) approved in 2006, before CICIG´s creation. However, CICIG requested the Guatemalan Congress to consider some reforms in 2009 to allow for more prosecutorial power, using instruments widely known in criminal law but inexistent in Guatemalan legal framework at that time. The reforms were approved, and since then CICIG and the Attorney General Office have used extensively their enhanced capacity.
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author Carrera, Fernando
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title Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law
title_short Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law
title_full Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law
title_fullStr Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law
title_full_unstemmed Guatemala’s International Commission Against Impunity : A Case Study on Institutions and Rule of Law
title_sort guatemala’s international commission against impunity : a case study on institutions and rule of law
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
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