National tribunals
The country administers justice itself
National courts are the pillars of justice within each country, responsible for applying laws and delivering fair judgments for offenses ranging from civil disputes to the most serious crimes. Their functioning reflects the diversity of legal systems around the world and plays a central role in protecting citizens' rights, maintaining public order, and promoting justice. Justice Info covers the prosecutions and trials conducted before these national courts when they pertain to crimes under international law.
In Paraguay, a symbolic judgment on the dictatorship
On February 20, 87-year-old former police officer Eusebio Torres was sentenced by the Paraguayan courts to 30 years in prison for torture committed in 1976 during the military dictatorship. Because of his age, he will not go to prison. But this judgment on the dark years of Alfredo Stroessner's regime is very rare. And the […]
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