A proposal for interpretation of article 2564 of the Judicial Code Una propuesta de interpretación al artículo 2564 del Código Judicial

Abstract

Through the sentence of March 14, 2022, issued by the Plenary Session of the Supreme Court of Justice, it was declared that the words “with salary”, contained in articles 72 and 83 of Law 37 of June 29, 2009, are unconstitutional. “That decentralizes the Public Administration”, reformed through Law 66 of October 29, 2015. The problem addressed is directly related to the personal status of the township representative, a local authority elected by popular election in the Republic of Panama. The author raises the indetermination of the effects of the sentence and the difficulty of fixing them, based on the current legal regulation of the institution called “clarification of sentence.” To approach the problem, alternative interpretations and reforms are discussed.