Lopez Mendoza
Case- Summary
The events of instant case refer to the 2 sanctions of disqualification for the holding of public office that the Comptroller General of the Republic applied to Leopoldo López Mendoza in the framework of the processing of administrative proceedings. As a result of these sanctions López Mendoza was prevented from registering his candidacy for an elective office in the electoral process of 2008.
The IA Court analyzed the scope of the restrictions to the political right to stand for office (passive suffrage) resulting from administrative decisions. Furthermore, it developed standards regarding guarantees in the framework of administrative proceedings, particularly regarding the obligation to state grounds. Additionally it applied the “foreseeability test” in the analysis of discretion given to the authority.
- Status
- Active
- Country
- Presentation to the IACommission
- Mar 4, 2008
- Submission to the IACourt
- Dec 14, 2009
- IACourt / Judgment: rights violated
ACHR 1.1, 23.1.b, 23.2 1.1, 8.1 1.1, 8.1, 23.1.b, 23.2, 25.1 1.1, 2, 8.1, 23.1.b, 23.2
- IACourt / Judgment: rights non-violated
ACHR 1.1, 24 8.1, 1.1
- Descriptors
- Administrative process
- Political rights
- Court documents
- Documentos de la comisión
- Geolocalización de los hechos
Latitude: 10.4902
Longitude: -66.9266
- Geolocalización de los hechos (linked Case)
- López Mendoza