Dokument #1300034
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to a staff member at the Colegio
de Abogados de Venezuela (Lawyers College or Guild of Venezuela),
tribunals issue letters or constancias stating whether an
individual was found innocent of a charge processed by the tribunal
(25 Nov. 1994). The source stated that the justice administration
system consists of tribunales (tribunals) rather than
cortes (courts), except for the Corte Suprema
(Supreme Court), which does not normally issue constancias
to individuals (ibid.). The tribunal authority signing the
constancias may vary depending on the tribunal and the
availability of staff (ibid.).
For a brief overview of the administration
of justice system, please consult the attached document.
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Colegio de Abogados de Venezuela,
Caracas. 25 November 1994. Telephone interview with information
staff member.
Americas Watch [Washington, DC]. October
1993. Human Rights in Venezuela. New York: Human Rights
Watch, pp. 11-16.