Features: Law and Justice

The Community and Security Forces in Venezuela

By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim - Venezuelanalysis.com, Nov 14th 2013

Over the last decade the Venezuelan government has sought to reform the country's security forces. But just how far has reform gone towards improving relations between the grassroots and the police and armed forces?

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Chapter by Chapter Summary of Venezuela’s New Labour Law

By Venezuelanalysis.com, May 9th 2012

Venezuelanalysis.com brings readers this detailed, chapter by chapter summary of the new Organic Law of Work and Workers (LOTTT), a law which has been under discussion in both the national assembly and by workers and movements since 2003. The law contains 554 articles.

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If Venezuela were Measured by the Majority

By Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com, Dec 30th 2010

What real democracy looks like: A communal council in Merida votes for its electoral commission in July 2010 (Tamara Pearson).

When Newsweek ranked Venezuela last out of 100 countries for “economic dynamism” it had a certain kind of economy and benchmarks in mind. Venezuela is constantly attacked and demonised by U.S based “studies”, “experts”, and “reports”, but what if its economy and political life were to be measured according to the benchmarks of the Venezuelan majority?

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Fighting Corruption or Persecuting Political Opponents in Venezuela? A Response to the New York Times

By James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com, Apr 13th 2010

On April 3^rd, the New York Times lent a hand to Venezuela’s elite, neo-liberal opposition by warping positive news about the government’s anti-corruption efforts into a profoundly biased diatribe about supposed political persecution.

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Venezuela’s Reformed Communal Council Law: When Laws Aren’t Just for Lawyers and Power Is Public

By Tamara Pearson – Venezuelanalysis.com, Dec 4th 2009

Lisbeida Rangel helping to paint a community noticeboard (Tamara Pearson)

We talked about it in the car, we talked about it with friends, we met in one member’s house and talked about it over tea, and we talked about it in moonlit darkness caused by blackouts before various meetings. Our communal council had a few concerns and many praises about the reform to the communal council law, which had just been approved in first discussion.

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Venezuelan Education Law: Socialist Indoctrination or Liberatory Education?

By James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com, Aug 21st 2009

Venezuelan opposition activists allege that the new Education Law is unconstitutional, anti-democratic, politicizes the classroom, threatens the family and religion, and will allow the state to take children away from their parents for indoctrination. Are they correct?

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Human Rights and Police Reform in Venezuela: A Venezuelan Perspective

By Pablo Fernández Blanco, Maryluz Guillén, and James Suggett – Venezuelanalysis.com, Apr 3rd 2009

Seeking an experienced, nuanced, and Venezuelan perspective on human rights and insecurity in Venezuela, Venezuelanalysis.com spoke with the Venezuelan human rights organization Red de Apoyo por la Justicia y la Paz (Support Network for Peace and Justice).

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Crime in Venezuela: Opposition Weapon or Serious Problem?

By Tamara Pearson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Mar 30th 2009

The opposition uses crime to discredit the Chavez government, yet despite being one of the only countries with decreasing unemployment, despite its social missions and increased grassroots political participation, crime seems to be increasing in Venezuela- why?

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Smoke and Mirrors: An Analysis of Human Rights Watch’s Report on Venezuela

By Gregory Wilpert - Venezuelanalysis.com, Oct 17th 2008

The September 18, 2008 Human Rights Watch report, “A Decade Under Chavez,” raises a few problems with regard to the protection of political rights in Venezuela, but the few places where it is on target are almost completely drowned in a sea of de-contextualization, trumped-up accusations, and a clear and obvious bias in favor of the opposition and against the government.

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Venezuela’s Constitutional Reform: An Article-by-Article Summary

By Gregory Wilpert – Venezuelanalysis.com, Nov 23rd 2007

The following is an article-by-article summary of the changes being proposed to Venezuela's 1999 constitution. Venezuelans will vote on the reform on December 2^nd and will do so in two blocks. Block "A" includes President Chavez's original proposal and 13 articles introduced by the National Assembly. Block "B" includes another 26 reform articles proposed by the National Assembly. Voters may vote "Yes" or "No" on each block.

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The U.S. and Venezuela: Constitutional Worlds Apart

By Stephen Lendman, Aug 24th 2007

Although imperfect, no country anywhere is closer to a model democracy than Venezuela under President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias. In contrast, none is a more shameless failure than the U.S.A., but it was true long before the age of George W. Bush.

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Building Socialism of the 21st Century in Venezuela

By Michael A. Lebowitz - MR Zine, Jul 29th 2005

In the same way that Marx was prepared to change his own views in the light of the Paris Commune, we have to think about socialism now in the light of the experiences of the 20th Century. Many of these lessons have been learned and are embodied in the Bolivarian Constitution of Venezuela.

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“The Venezuelan Judicial System always was the Cinderella of the State Powers”

By Gregory Wilpert - Venezuelanalysis.com, May 17th 2004

Carlos Escarrá, a former Supreme Court judge and critical supporter of the Bolivarian process, talks about the controversial new Supreme Court law, the recall referendum, and the theory and practice of justice in Venezuela.

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Venezuela’s New Constitution

By Gregory Wilpert, Aug 27th 2003

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