State of Exception: The New Security Model in Central America?

Author Information

Hector Avalos

Date of Publication

2023 12:00 AM

Security Theme

State Stability and Infrastructure

Keywords

Political Stability

Description

Governance that limits constitutional guarantees under states of exception is the normalized model in several areas of El Salvador and Honduras. The governments of both countries have made use of public force, including militarization, to implement security policies that guarantee political and territorial control.

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State of Exception: The New Security Model in Central America?

Governance that limits constitutional guarantees under states of exception is the normalized model in several areas of El Salvador and Honduras. The governments of both countries have made use of public force, including militarization, to implement security policies that guarantee political and territorial control.