Guatemalan ruling coalition lawmakers failed to gather enough votes to strip four judges from the Constitutional Court of immunity this week, but the country remains in the throws of a judicial crisis that concerns experts. The effort to strip Constitutional Court judges of immunity is part of a broader struggle over the selection process of judges to two Guatemalan high courts that experts say bodes ill for the country's already faltering push against corruption and impunity. (Prensa Libre, Insight Crime)
Guatemala's court crisis (July 10, 2020)
Guatemala's court crisis (July 10, 2020)
Guatemala's court crisis (July 10, 2020)
Guatemalan ruling coalition lawmakers failed to gather enough votes to strip four judges from the Constitutional Court of immunity this week, but the country remains in the throws of a judicial crisis that concerns experts. The effort to strip Constitutional Court judges of immunity is part of a broader struggle over the selection process of judges to two Guatemalan high courts that experts say bodes ill for the country's already faltering push against corruption and impunity. (Prensa Libre, Insight Crime)