Ethics as a touchstone in the judiciary or practical reasoning: Regarding the ratification of magistrates

• Autor: Távara Córdova, Francisco
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.urp.edu.pe:article/4179
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/Inkarri/article/view/4179
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: ethics; justice; constitution; ratification; justice system; penalty; institutional challenge; ética; justicia; constitución política; ratificación; sistema de justicia; sanción; desafío institucional

Under Peruvian law, the so-called review of the judicial virtues corresponds also be applied to the stage of selection and appointment of judges, as well as during the so-called process of judicial ratification, although certainly, following a scrupulous observance of the right to due process in this latter case. This approach is attached to a perspective that reflects a genuine link between legal reasoning and ethics. The following lines seek to define the importance of this link with regard to the disputed system of ratification of judges in Peru.