A Historical Perspective on Administrative Jurisdiction in Latin America: Continental European Tradition versus U.S. Influence
| Author | Ricardo Perlingeiro |
| Position | Full Professor of the Faculty of Law of Fluminense Federal University (Niterói, Rio de Janeiro). Federal Appellate Judge (Desembargador Federal) of the Federal Regional Court of the 2nd Region (Rio de Janeiro) |
| Pages | 241-289 |
Br. J. Am. Leg. Studies 5 (2016), DOI: 10.1515/bjals-2016-0008
A H P A
J L A: C
E T V U.S. I
Ricardo Perlingeiro*
Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
ABSTRACT
From the perspective of U.S. inuence, this text analyses the history of admini-
strative jurisdiction, starting from the 19th Century, in the 19 Latin American
countries of Iberian origin (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela). The
analysis includes the U.S. unied judicial system (generalized courts) and pro-
cedural due process of law to decisions by the administrative authorities, the
fertile eld of primary jurisdiction, which is in conict with the Continental
European tradition rmly established in Latin American administrative law.
While setting out the contradictions of administrative jurisdiction in Latin
American countries that result from importing rules without putting them
in the proper context, the text seeks to identify trends and create perspective
to build a model of administrative justice specic to Latin America, drawing
on the accumulated experience of the United States and Continental Europe.
1 English version of the chapter included in the collective work published in Germany: Karl-
Peter Sommermann & Bert SchaffarziK, handBuch der GeSchichte der VerwaltunGSGer-
ichtSBarKeit in deutSchland und euroPa [manual of hiStory of adminiStratiVe JuriSdic-
tion in Germany and euroPe] 1500 (2017) available at http://amzn.to/1DQNlBX.
* Full Professor of the Faculty of Law of Fluminense Federal University (Niterói, Rio
de Janeiro). Federal Appellate Judge (Desembargador Federal) of the Federal Region-
al Court of the 2nd Region (Rio de Janeiro). Guest Visiting researcher of Deutsches
Forschungsinstitut für öffentliche Verwaltung Speyer – FÖV (2006-2007).
CONTENTS
I. I .......................................................................244
II. A J: J,
N- H M ...................................... 248
A. Constitution of Cadiz of 1812. Junta Grande of 1811
(Argentina). Belgian Constitution of 1831. Reglamento para el
Arreglo de la Autoridad Ejecutiva Provisoria de Chile (1811).
Loi des 16 et 24 août 1790. Ley de Santamaría Paredes. Admi-
nistrative Court of the Land of Baden of 1863 ................. 248
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B. Lack of Independence of French Administrative Litigation
(Contentieux Administratif) and the Unied Judicial System
in Latin America in the 19th Century: La Justice Déléguée of
1872 ................................................................................. 253
C. The Unied Judicial System in Latin America inthe19thCen-
tury and Questions of Governance .................................... 254
D. The Specialization of Jurisdiction in Europe andtheEmergen-
ce of Administrative Law. ..................................................256
E. The Evolution of the Unied Judicial System in the United
States: Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) of 1887. ..257
F. Models of Administrative Jurisdiction in Latin America in the
19th and 20th Centuries ..................................................... 257
1. Hybrid (Judicial and Non Judicial) Administrative Jurisdiction:
Honduras, Brazil ....................................................................257
2. Non-Judicial Administrative Jurisdiction: Bolivia, Panama,
Dominican Republic, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador,
Uruguay, Mexico ...................................................................258
3. Dualist Judicial Jurisdiction: Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic ..........................261
4. Monist Judicial Jurisdiction (uninterrupted period): Chile,
Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, México, Costa Rica, Peru,
El Salvador, Cuba, Brazil .....................................................262
5. Monist Judicial Jurisdiction (Limited Period): Colombia,
Guatemala, Dominican Republic ......................................... 264
6. Monist Judicial Jurisdiction (Intermittent Periods): Nicaragua,
Honduras, Ecuador, Panama, Bolivia ..................................265
7. Monist Judicial Jurisdiction (Currently in Effect and with
Specialised Bodies): Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay,
Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, El Salvador, Cuba, Bolivia, Brazil,
Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and Ecuador ........................ 267
H. Developmental and Comparative Framework of the Autono-
mous Administrative Jurisdiction Under the Latin American
Constitutions .................................................................... 268
1. JUDICIAL JURISDICTION ............................................... 269
2. NON-JUDICIAL JURISDICTION ......................................269
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3. HYBRID JURISDICTION (NON-JUDICIAL AND
JUDICIAL) ........................................................................... 269
III. A D P D P
L ..................................................................................270
A. Signs of U.S. Due Process of Law in Latin America:
The 5th (1791) and14th (1868) Amendments of the
U.S.Constitution ............................................................... 270
B. Origin of Due Process of Law: Magna Carta of 1215, Liberty
of Subject Act (28 Edward 3) of 1354, Observance of Due
Process of Law Act (42 Edward 3) of 1368 .......................271
C. Right to a Fair Trial on the International Scene: Declaration
of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of1789(Déclaration
des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen), Universal Declaration
of Human Rights of 1948, European Human Rights Conven-
tion of 1950, International Covenant on Political and Civil
Rights of 1966, African Charter on Human and Peoples’
Rights of 1981, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Euro-
pean Union of 2000, American Convention on Human Rights
of 1969 ............................................................................. 272
D. Administrative Due Process of Law in Latin-American Consti-
tutions and Laws .............................................................. 274
E. Case Law of the European and Inter-American Courts of Hu-
man Rights: Independence and Impartiality in Non-Judicial
Administrative Proceedings, and Due Process of Law Prior to
Administrative Decisions ................................................... 276
F. Distinction Between the Judicial Administrative Proceeding
(Processo Administrativo Judicial), Non-Judicial Administrative
Proceeding (Processo Administrativo não Judicial) and Admini-
strative Procedure (Procedimento Administrativo) ...............278
G. Administrative Due Process Prior to Decisions by Administra-
tive Authorities in Latin America ...................................... 281
IV. C C ..................................................... 285
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