Books
From the Inquisitorial to the Accusatory: an Odyssey (Primer on Comparative Law)
As indicated by its title—From Inquisitorial to Accusatory: An Odyssey (A Practical Comparative Law Manual)—this book consists of a fundamental treatment of comparative law in distinguishing among accusatory and inquisitorial systems and the mixture of the two.
The Illusory Goal of the Mixed System as Accusatory: Phenomenon of the Past and Present
The Illusory Goal of the Mixed System as Accusatory: Phenomenon of the Past and Present. This work speaks in detail about six Latin American countries with mixed systems (Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Panama and El Salvador), and their basic deficiencies; to which any other system can relate.
Colombia: In Search of Justice - the Colmenares Case
Colombia: In Search of Justice — the Colmenares Case. This book examines in painstaking detail a typical but high- profile case of supposed homicide, and in so doing reveals the fundamental and pervasive defects of the Colombian mixed system. It takes concept to its very practical reality in demonstrating the basic deficiency of the mixed system and is relevant as to any mixed criminal justice system.
The Peril—from Colombia to Kabul [El Peligro—de Colombia a Kabul]
United States, 2020 (in publication)
By means of the Author’s personal experiences over the years as a Federal Prosecutor and international legal consultant, this work addresses the danger of bureaucracy — the sacrifice of institution in favor of institution preservation — as the same applies to governments, private entities, and citizens otherwise. The book makes specific reference to the social phenomenon of the transition of criminal justice systems to the accusatory form as an aspect of the bureaucracy phenomenon.
The Great Threat-Criminal Justice Systems and Illicit External Influence
United States; 2021
By means of three actual Colombian cases, this book explores the susceptibility of the mixed (inquisitorial/accusatory) procedural system to the threat of illicit external influence and how to avoid the same with accusatory mechanisms.
The Elusive Rule of Law
United States; 2021
As already noted, this book essentially constitutes the English version of the material otherwise presented in the Spanish publications as these relate to the comparative rule of law analysis.
CHILE: Combatting Modern Crime with Ancient Arms
United States; 2022
This book analyzes the archaic criminal justice system of Chile within the context of that country’s constitutional reform plebiscite and the rare opportunity that such a convention offers in fundamental reform, especially when measured against Chile’s rising crime rate and the dependency of all civil rights on the enforcement capability of the criminal justice system.
CHILE: Combatting Modern Crime with Ancient Arms: A Lost Opportunity?
United States; 2023
As a sequel to the immediately preceding book, the title of this work is rhetorical in pointing out the Chilean failure to modernize its archaic criminal justice system by means of the constitution plebiscite in the face of rising and debilitating crime rates.
Comparative Law and Criminal Procedure—Measuring Up
United States; 2024
This book, in effect, bridges the Author’s experience between the criminal justice systems of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Eastern Hemisphere. Moreover, it contains new developments in measuring the probative strength of cases and facts.
Many Manage
while Few Lead
United States; 2024
The Author explores the distinction between “management” and “leadership” as the same pertains to institutions generally, including those of criminal justice systems.