InstitutionClaim Cited
Guatemala's termination of CICIG
Guatemala and the United Nations created a hybrid commission that joined independent international investigation to domestic prosecution and adjudication. CICIG reported substantial complex-case activity and helped build national capabilities, but its renewable mandate and dependence on political partners left both the commission and its incomplete institutional transfer vulnerable to organized backlash.
Can a temporary international commission help national justice institutions investigate powerful networks without making progress depend on authority that a later government can refuse to renew?