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Sala Penal de la SCJ es de criterio de no regresar a etapas procesales ya extinguidas en armonía con el principio de preclusión 

La Sala Penal de la Suprema Corte de Justicia (SCJ) refrendó el principio de preclusión a través del cual las diversas etapas del proceso se desarrollan en forma sucesiva, mediante la clausura definitiva de cada una de ellas, impidiéndose el…

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Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice determines coercive measures can be modified or cease upon fulfilling their objective 

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice reaffirmed the jurisprudential criteria regarding the characteristics of coercive measures, which are provisional in nature, implying that they will be used to achieve a particular objective, and that they must vary...

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Secretario general SCJ destaca importancia del derecho administrativo sancionador en la construcción de una sociedad más justa 

CIUDAD PANAMÁ, Panamá.- El secretario general de la Suprema Corte de Justicia destacó en Panamá la importancia del derecho administrativo sancionador en la construcción de una sociedad más justa en procura del Estado Social y Democrático de Derecho, durante su…

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Third Chamber of the SCJ establishes jurisprudence on the liquidation of astreintes 

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) upheld the criterion that it is the power of the judge assigned to liquidate an astreinte (financial compensation), reduce it or even eliminate it, provided that they state the reasons for their decision by explaining the...

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The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, acting in its function of controlling legality, upheld the criterion that a person's identity is not determined solely by a DNA test. 

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) upheld the criterion that a person's identity must not only be determined by the biological aspect through a DNA test, but must also...

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Civil Chamber of the SCJ establishes criteria on the evaluation of evidence in a debt collection lawsuit 

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), on the occasion of a lawsuit for the collection of money, adopted the stance that it is imperative to evaluate the body of evidence presented in the debates as a whole in a…

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