Legal study and analysis
Jurisprudence and Relevant Cases
In this section, we share legal analyses of significant Guatemalan precedents, high-impact decisions and cases of particular importance from a strictly technical and academic perspective. Our objective is to contribute to legal scholarship through reasoned commentary on judicial decisions that have influenced the development of national jurisprudence.
Invalid judicial notice, deemed confession and enforceable instrument: analysis of an amparo case in Guatemala
Legal analysis of a judgment granting amparo relief concerning defective notice, the right to a defence, deemed confession and the enforceability of an executive title.
Read legal analysis →The acquittal of Edilberto Letona Linares in the Molina Theissen Case: a precedent on individual criminal responsibility in Guatemala
A legal and academic analysis of the judgment delivered on May 23, 2018, focusing on the assessment of evidence, functional command and individual criminal responsibility.
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