An essential need: Banishing permanently strict liability from the customs infringement procedures

This paper analyzes the strict liability system surviving in customs infringement procedures, the grounds for its existence or survival and its consequences. Also, the arguments against such system of liability attribution are examined. Thus, from such starting point, through a precise enumeration o...

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Author: Varela, Andrés
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Perú
Institution:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repository:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19770
Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/19770
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Customs Law
Customs Infringement Procedure
Ius Puniendi
Principle of culpability
Strict liability
Presumptions
Legally Protected Interest
Customs Code of the Republic of Uruguay
Derecho Aduanero
Infraccional aduanero
Principio de culpabilidad
Responsabilidad objetiva
Presunciones
Bien Jurídico Tutelado
Código Aduanero de la República Oriental del Uruguay
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Summary:This paper analyzes the strict liability system surviving in customs infringement procedures, the grounds for its existence or survival and its consequences. Also, the arguments against such system of liability attribution are examined. Thus, from such starting point, through a precise enumeration of statutory rebuttable presumptions whose intention can be presumed whenever it is difficult for Tax Authorities to prove such presumptions, I intend to find legal solutions to determine the grounds for its replacement without affecting the rights of the relevant individuals or legal entities when the customs infringements are decided.