National Criminal Chamber. Work on Terrorism Cases

Since the early 1980s the Peruvian justice system has developed different responses to the phenomenon of terrorism, and for this reason we have seen various types of judicial organization for investigating and prosecuting this offense. In that landscape there is no doubt that, following the 1992 coup d'état and the imposition of emergency criminal legislation, the creation of the so-called faceless courts led the justice system to depart from the basic rules of due process. The Consorcio Justicia Viva presents this brief publication showing the work of what is now known as the Sala Penal Nacional. From our perspective, this work is a demonstration of the results of sound judicial organization and of its functioning on the basis of clear and concrete objectives. (Excerpt from the introduction).