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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in El Salvador.It was abolished in 1983 by Article 27 of the constitution, with an exception allowed for crimes committed under military law during a state of international war. [1]
El Salvador's military high command (alto mardo) recognized this reality, and lent its considerable influence to the cause of continued PDC participation in government. The Christian Democrats had been brought into the juntas at the urging of reformist officers; by 1982 the PDC and the military had come to a practical understanding based on ...
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in September 2019 in New York City.. U.S.-Salvadoran relations remain close and strong. U.S. policy towards the country promotes the strengthening of El Salvador's democratic institutions, rule of law, judicial reform, and civilian police; national reconciliation and reconstruction; and economic opportunity and growth.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said El Salvador offered to house in its jails "dangerous criminals" from anywhere in the world deported by the U.S.
The judiciary of El Salvador comprises a number of courts in a hierarchy. The highest court is the Supreme Court of El Salvador, consisting of 4 different chambers, 3 courts of appeal and a constitutional court. Below the Supreme Court are intermediate appeal courts, with cases heard by panels of three judges.
El Salvador became an independent republic in 1839. The United States recognized El Salvador as an independent state on May 1, 1849. [2] [3] The American Legation in San Salvador was opened under Minister Resident James R. Partridge on June 15, 1863. [4]
The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch of El Salvador. It is composed of 15 judges and an equal number of substitutes. The magistrates are elected by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador for nine-year terms, which are reviewed every three years. A two-thirds vote of legislators is necessary.