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Rule of law has crumbled in Venezuela: jurists' group
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JULY 8, 2019 / 8:38 AM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Rule of law has crumbled in Venezuela: jurists' group
Stephanie Nebehay
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - The rule of law has crumbled in Venezuela under the government of President Nicolas Maduro which has usurped the powers of the legislative and judicial branches, an international legal watchdog said on Monday.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on Venezuelan authorities to reinstate democratic institutions as part of a solution to the political, economic and humanitarian crisis engulfing the OPEC member.
The government and a compliant Supreme Court effectively stripped the National Assembly of most powers after the opposition won a majority in 2015 elections.
Lawmakers loyal to Maduro generally do not attend the sessions but go to meetings of the Constituent Assembly, a legislative body that meets in the same building.
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Rule of law has crumbled in Venezuela: jurists' group
Stephanie Nebehay
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - The rule of law has crumbled in Venezuela under the government of President Nicolas Maduro which has usurped the powers of the legislative and judicial branches, an international legal watchdog said on Monday.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on Venezuelan authorities to reinstate democratic institutions as part of a solution to the political, economic and humanitarian crisis engulfing the OPEC member.
The government and a compliant Supreme Court effectively stripped the National Assembly of most powers after the opposition won a majority in 2015 elections.
Lawmakers loyal to Maduro generally do not attend the sessions but go to meetings of the Constituent Assembly, a legislative body that meets in the same building.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-law/rule-of-law-has-crumbled-in-venezuela-jurists-group-idUSKCN1U31HA
