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Political and Legal Environment

In: Doing Business in Guatemala

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  • John E. Spillan

    (University of North Carolina at Pembroke)

  • Marleen Campbell Lopez

    (Universidad del Istmo)

Abstract

Guatemala is a country of civil law that was brought by the Spanish, who were influenced by France. Its government is known to be a constitutional democratic republic, in which are the three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Government in Guatemala is based on its Constitution that was written in May 1985, suspended in May 1993 and then reinstated in June 1993. Prior to 1985, Guatemala was controlled by the military, but after the Constitution was drafted government returned to a civilian government. Government officials achieve their positions through popular votes cast by citizens. The Congress is a unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congress of the Republic in which there are 158 representatives who are elected by popular vote to serve only a four-year term.

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  • John E. Spillan & Marleen Campbell Lopez, 2021. "Political and Legal Environment," Springer Books, in: Doing Business in Guatemala, chapter 3, pages 45-61, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-64304-1_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64304-1_3
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