El derecho penal del enemigo en la legislación relativa a las Maras en EEUU y El Salvador

Authors

  • Ramiro Javier Rua Universidad de Buenos Aires

Abstract

This paper studies the historical, social, cultural and political factors that allowed the generation of “Maras” in the USA and its expantion in El Salvador, particulary the “Mara Salvatrucha”. It analice from a critic point of view how the criminal laws implemented in both States recognice an afiliation with “Enemies Criminal Law’s” theories and how they didn’t help in the path of achieving a solution of this conflct.

 

Author Biography

Ramiro Javier Rua, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Abogado con orientación en Derecho Penal, Docente de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Funcionario del Poder Judicial de la Nación

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Published

2012-09-27

Issue

No. 3 (2012)

Section

Background Articles

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