In order to determine whether abuse of power is occurring, it must be determined whether the conduct at issue is legal or illegal, whether the means used are licit or illicit, whether the ends are legitimate or illegitimate, and the nature of the consequences. Conduct that occurs within the exercise of power, beyond being legal, must also be ethically acceptable. This paper develops a typology of abuses of power by examining executive power, legislative power, and judicial power, as well as abuse of power in political parties, the abuse of economic power, and corruption. Abuses of power are also considered in the communication media. in armed conflict, and in the treatment of indigenous people and immigrants. Abuse of power in relation to the environment is discussed as well. In discussing remedies against abuse of power, the author advises that one of the most effective prevention mechanisms in the fight against abuse of power is in the analysis of conflict dynamics, which teaches the tools of power: negotiation, consensus, tolerance, commitment, and compensation. This paper concludes with a discussion of efforts to prevent, sanction, and eradicate these tools. It argues that the struggle against abuse of power and corruption must be an integrated and sustained process. It must assume a priority position within the strategies of social and economic development of all nations. 20 references and 13 notes