Corruption in the judicial system: impact on the independence and impartiality of judges in Latin America

Ventura Aguilar H.E.; Benites-Torres C.P.; Morocco-Colque E.A. · Encuentros (Maracaibo) (2025) · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14283179

Resumen

The administration of justice in Latin America in its historical-evolutionary development, the common denominator has been to consider judicial positions as a way of distributing the political establishment; additionally, justice in the region has been affected by socio-political conflicts, bringing this as consequently a negative impact on the heterogeneity and dissimilarity in judicial decisions. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to reflect on the impact of corruption on the independence and impartiality of the judicial system in the region through documentary hermeneutical-evaluative analysis. A binding construct is discussed on the state of the art of corruption in the justice system, the forms of corruption and its connection with citizen perception. Finally, the findings show the loss of credibility and reliability of the justice system due to the wear and tear produced by the inaction of justice in the face of emblematic and common cases that have occurred in recent years in the region.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada del Norte