Gloria González Montero v. Asamblea Nacional Constituyente y Comisión de Emergencia Judicial
Venezuela Supreme Tribunal of Justice
Amparo Constitucional en Revisión Exped. No. 1142 (2000)
- Written by Whitney Waldenberg, JD
Facts
[Ed.’s note: The casebook explains that prior to this case, Hugo Chávez came to power in 1998 and the newly elected Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly dismissed all of the justices of the Venezuela Supreme Court based on the assembly’s investigation into judicial corruption. By 1999 a new Supreme Court was created, called the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. The Supreme Tribunal of Justice took over the docket of its predecessor. The casebook excerpt recounts part of the court’s history.] Section 5 of the Fourth Transition Title, enacted in conjunction with the establishment of the new government, required that within a year of its investiture, the National Constituent Assembly would enact an Organic Judiciary Act to regulate the new judiciary.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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