Confilegal has published an insightful Opinion Piece on “The Necessary Respect for Deadlines in Appeals,” written by our Of Counsel, Eduardo Urbano.
In a context where the heavy workload of judges and prosecutors, combined with the lack of resources available to the Justice Administration and Judiciary, affects the adherence to procedural deadlines, Eduardo emphasizes in his article that meeting these deadlines is essential to ensure the rights of all involved parties, thus preventing any party from having undue privileges over another.
“In criminal proceedings, all parties enjoy equal procedural rights and must adhere to the same laws. It seems obvious, but as we will see, there are those who forget such elementary truths,” points out our Of Counsel.
Read the full article here.
Access the Spanish version here.
