Measuring Impunity in Latin America: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges

Impunity is increasingly being recognized as a phenomenon that is at once often both the cause and effect of some of the most serious problems in Latin America as well as in other parts of the world. This article examines some of the conceptual and methodological challenges involved in measuring the...

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Autores: Le Clercq, Juan Antonio, Cháidez, Azucena, Rodríguez, Gerardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/1934
Acesso em linha:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1934
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Impunidade
Índice Global de Impunidade
sistema de segurança
sistema de justiça
direitos humanos
Estado de Direito
corrupção
América Latina
Impunity
Global Impunity Index
security
justice system
human rights
corruption
Latin America
Rule of Law.
Impunidad
Índice Global de Impunidad
sistema de seguridad
sistema de justicia
derechos humanos
Estado de derecho
corrupción
América Latina.
Descrição
Resumo:Impunity is increasingly being recognized as a phenomenon that is at once often both the cause and effect of some of the most serious problems in Latin America as well as in other parts of the world. This article examines some of the conceptual and methodological challenges involved in measuring the phenomenon of impunity, with a particular focus on Latin America. The analysis presented in this article also examines the correlation between impunity and other problems governments face, such as insecurity, violence, corruption and inequality. Finally, we examine the methodology of the 2015 Global Impunity Index that is a useful tool for analyzing these phenomena.