International Commission of Jurists
Venezuela: Court structure

Venezuela: Court structure

Nov 26, 2014

The Constitution establishes the “justice system” (“Sistema de Justicia”) composed of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, other courts determined by law, the Office of Public Prosecutions, the Public Defender’s Office, judicial assistance and officials, the penitentiary...
Venezuela: Court structure

Venezuela: International treaty status

Nov 26, 2014

The Constitution specifies that human rights treaties to which Venezuela is a party have constitutional rank and prevail over national legislation, provided that they contain provisions more favourable to human rights than those recognized in the Constitution and...
Venezuela: Court structure

Venezuela: Constitutional structure

Nov 26, 2014

The Constitution provides that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a social and democratic State, which holds life, liberty, justice, equality, solidarity, democracy, social responsibility and the pre-eminence of human rights as superior values of its legal...
Venezuela: Court structure

Venezuela: Legal tradition

Nov 26, 2014

The legal system of Venezuela is based on the civil law tradition inherited through the reception, adaptation and codification of laws introduced by Spain during the colonial period that lasted from the early 15th century until the mid 19th century. The French Civil...
Venezuela: Court structure

Venezuela: Introduction

Nov 26, 2014

Venezuela is a party to many international and regional human rights treaties. However, in September 2012 Venezuela gave notice of its denunciation of the American Convention on Human Rights, effective from 10 September 2013. Judicial independence is enshrined in the...
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