Denaturation of double compliance and overflow of procedural burden in Peru regarding Law N° 31592, law that modifies the condemnation of the acquitted

Abstract

The objective was to analyze the implications associated with the enactment of Law No. 31592, enacted on October 26, 2022, which introduces significant modifications to the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the condemnation of acquitted. For these purposes, it was analyzed whether the norm complied with national and international standards regarding judicial conformity, as well as examining its viability and effectiveness of challenges to the sentences of acquitted persons. A mixed methodological approach was adopted over an extended period, to include the analysis of judicial resolutions issued between the period 2010 - 2022. Through an analysis, it was concluded that the principle of double conformity should be applied exclusively to the convicted person, highlighting that challenges related to acquittal sentences should be the responsibility of a Criminal or Mixed Chamber belonging to a Judicial District, instead of being the responsibility of the Supreme Court. Consequently, the modification introduced by this Law is highly harmful due to the possible difficulties that it could cause in the operation of the appeal processes, as well as its potential to weaken the principle of double compliance, which constitutes a fundamental pillar in the judicial system.

Keywords
Procedural burden; conviction of acquitted; denaturalization; double jeopardy; judicial operability; Perú