La abolición de la tortura y la introducción de las garantías procesales penales con la Constitución de 1812

  1. Pedro Manuel Quesada López
Journal:
Revista Aequitas: Estudios sobre historia, derecho e instituciones

ISSN: 2174-9493

Year of publication: 2017

Issue: 10

Pages: 71-106

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper is a comparative study between criminal-legal guarantees system of Former Regime and how the ground-breaking legislation by the Cortes of Cádiz allowed a modern system of guarantees, in particular the abolition of torture as a valid mean of taking evidence. Thus, it will be take in consideration the status of the matter today, and the different pathologies that still remaining.