The National Council of Justice (Background in Peru and Comparative Legislation)

This paper focuses on the proposal for the creation of the National Council of Justice, developing the background to the proposal for the creation of this figure and the comparative legislation with respect to similar figures in other countries. In this sense, the author presents the historical deve...

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Author: Alzamora Valdez, Mario
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1972
Country:Perú
Institution:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repository:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/6604
Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/6604
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Judges
judiciary
separation of powers
judicial independence
selection of judges
Jueces
Poder Judicial
separación de poderes
independencia judicial
selección de magistrados
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Summary:This paper focuses on the proposal for the creation of the National Council of Justice, developing the background to the proposal for the creation of this figure and the comparative legislation with respect to similar figures in other countries. In this sense, the author presents the historical development of the process of appointing judges in Peru and reflects on the independence of the judiciary from the other branches of government. He also presents the regulations and institutions created in other countries in order to provide, in the author's terms, an adequate appointment of members of the judiciary.