The influence peddling crime and the treatment of the “judicial or administrative proceedings” element

This article addresses an approximation to the influence peddling crime’s elements, especially of the judicial or administrative proceedings. About the latter, it explains the limitation that it imposes because it restricts the scope of application of this crime, thus generating situations of impuni...

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Authors: Chanjan Documet, Rafael, Puchuri Torres, Flavio Cesar, Hinojosa Jurado, Sofía, Villalobos Roncal, Sayuri Fernanda, Gutierrez Gozzer, Ana Lucia, Cueva Arana, Jorge Manuel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
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/22447
Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechoysociedad/article/view/22447
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Corruption
Influence peddling
Judicial or Administrative Case
Amendment
Corrupción
Tráfico de influencias
Caso judicial o administrativo
Modificación
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Summary:This article addresses an approximation to the influence peddling crime’s elements, especially of the judicial or administrative proceedings. About the latter, it explains the limitation that it imposes because it restricts the scope of application of this crime, thus generating situations of impunity in many cases. In this vein, a modification of this crime it be proposed within the framework of an adequate criminal anti-corruption policy, following the international legal instruments binding on Peru in this area. So, the influence peddling crime should be applied to public matters in general and not only to a case qualified as judicial or administrative; what is relevant should be that these are procedures in which a public officer decides on a matter with discretionary powers.