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NCJ Number:	73451

Title:	Latin American Criminal Codes, Volume Two

Corporate Author:	Universidad Catolica de la Plata Instituto de Derecho Penal Comparado Argentina

Editor(s):	R Levene; E R Zaffaroni

Date Published:	1978

Page Count:	656

Sponsoring Agency:	Editora E Impresora Buenos Aires, Argentina Universidad Catolica de la Plata La Plata, Argentina

Sale Source:	Editora E Impresora La Ley, S A Tucuman 1471 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Language:	Spanish

Country:	Argentina

Annotation:	This volume in intended as an aid to comparative analysis of Latin American criminal codes. It presents the full text of the laws in seven Latin American countries: Chile, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Mexico.

Abstract:	This is volume two of a four-volume study of criminal legislation in Latin America. The entire study covers 21 countries. With some variations for individual countries, the criminal laws and statutes cover offense classification and seriousness rankings' aggravating and extenuating circumstances in the commission of a criminal act; offender classification; criteria for determining defendants' competency to stand trial, such as diminished or nonexistent criminal responsibility; and penalties. Also covered are statute of limitations, definitions of political crimes, and definitions of other crimes. The sections devoted to each country are preceded by a detailed table of contents. In addition, the section devoted to Mexico includes material on juvenile courts and protection and treatment programs and institutions for juvenile offenders. For the remaining volumes, see NCJ 73450 and 73453-54.

Index Term(s):	Chile; Comparative analysis; Criminal codes; Ecuador; Full text; Guatemala; Haiti; Latin America; Laws and Statutes; Mexico; West Indies



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