Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-9-2012
Abstract
This articles discusses the challenges and tensions encountered between indigenous and national systems of justice in Ecuador. The article highlights some of the major issues surrounding indigenous systems, namely, how crime should be dealt with, as well as how indigenous justice has been negatively portrayed in the media. The article suggests that indigenous communities know how to structure their justice systems the best; thus, the national justice system should work with them in a collaborative effort.
Rights
Article re-posted as a PDF document with permission from the publisher as part of an Institutional Repository collection to aggregate Latin American energy policy, dialogue, white papers, reports, and educational materials.
Language
English
Publisher
NotirSur - Latin America Data Base
Recommended Citation
Saavedra, Luis Ángel. "Indigenous justice in Ecuador." (2012). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/la_energy_notien/83
