Political and Legal Environment

John E. Spillan () and Marleen Campbell Lopez ()
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John E. Spillan: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Marleen Campbell Lopez: Universidad del Istmo

Chapter 3 in Doing Business in Guatemala, 2021, pp 45-61 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Guatemala is a country of civil law that was brought by the Spanish, who were influenced by France. Its government is known to be a constitutional democratic republic, in which are the three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Government in Guatemala is based on its Constitution that was written in May 1985, suspended in May 1993 and then reinstated in June 1993. Prior to 1985, Guatemala was controlled by the military, but after the Constitution was drafted government returned to a civilian government. Government officials achieve their positions through popular votes cast by citizens. The Congress is a unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congress of the Republic in which there are 158 representatives who are elected by popular vote to serve only a four-year term.

Keywords: Politics; Legal; Government; Judicial system; Transparency; Voting; Legislature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64304-1_3

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