| Government, Politics, Law: Peru |
| This pathfinder includes information on Peruvian government sites, political parties, and movements.
The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Peru is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/). Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.
One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Peru is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/peru/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/peru.html).
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| ALEJANDRO TOLEDO (http://www.alejandrotoledo.com/) |
| This is the official Web site of the recently elected President of Peru, and contains many campaign photos as well as articles written by Peruvian journalists sympathetic to his cause. Alejandro Toledo was the presidential candidate for the political group named Perú Posible. He was also the main opposition leader of the government of Alberto Fujimori. In English and Spanish. |
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| CHIEF OF STATE AND CABINET MEMBERS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS: PERU (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs139.html) |
| The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) presents a list of the chiefs of state and cabinet members for Peru. The list includes the names of those holding such offices as president, prime minister, minister of defense, minister for promotion of women and human development, and others. |
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| CONGRESO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL PERU (http://www.congreso.gob.pe/index.asp) |
| Presents the Peruvian Congress' legislative initiatives and other congressional activities; lists its Congress members; provides an avenue for political participation of the citizenry. |
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| COUNTRY BRIEFINGS: PERU (http://www.economist.com/countries/Peru/) |
| The Economist Newspaper Ltd. presents a country profile and recent articles on Peru. The Economist includes a fact sheet on Peru and information on the country's political and economic outlook, economic data, political forces, political structure, and the economic structure of Peru. In English. |
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| DOCTORCITO.COM (http://www.doctorcito.com/) |
| Free attorney counseling. An online resource where visitors are able to ask a real lawyer and not a computer legal questions. More than 400 legal questions with their responses. Attorneys working online not only in Peru, but also in other Latin American countries. In Spanish. |
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| HG LAW DATABASE (http://www.hierosgamos.org/hg/db%5Fhg.asp?action=list&queryid=3&headers=header3&outputtype=Lines&Country=peru) |
| A directory of Peru's largest law firms. Includes a database of law related materials. |
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| INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, LAW, AND POLITICS IN PERU BY JOANNA DRZEWIENIECKI (http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/lasa95/drz.html) |
| This paper was prepared for delivery at the Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association by Joanna Drzewieniecki in Washington D.C., September 28-30, 1995. The paper proposes a framework for understanding the use of legal mechanisms by indigenous people in the Andes based on an historical structural analysis of modes of conflict resolution employed by indigenous communities and their members in Peru between 1821 and 1968. It also identifies the major variables that affected indigenous conflict resolution in this period and advances a series of hypotheses about the major interrelationships between these variables. A number of suggestions are made regarding avenues for future research. In English. |
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| MAKING AND UNMAKING AUTHORITARIAN PERU : RE-ELECTION, RESISTANCE, AND REGIME TRANSITION BY CATHERINE M. CONAGHAN (http://www.miami.edu/nsc/pages/pub-ap-pdf/47AP.pdf) |
| In this paper Professor Conaghan reconstructs the last five years of Alberto Fujimori, drawing on Vladi-videos coming out on a weekly basis. It examines how the plan to re-elect President Alberto Fujimori deepened authoritarianism in Peru and how the opposition's struggle against re-election reshaped the political landscape and laid the groundwork for a surprising opening to to regime transition. |
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| MINISTERIO DE JUSTICIA DEL PERU - [MINJUS] (http://www.minjus.gob.pe) |
| Searchable Spanish language pages on the legal system maintained jointly by the Peruvian Ministry of Justice and the UN Development Program. Includes information about the ministry's extensive CD-ROM database of legal documents on constitutional, civil and criminal laws (CD-ROM available by subscription only), the text of the recent legislation on protecting the environment, congress proceedings, and a comprehensive set of links to law resources, Peruvian government links, and ministries of justice in other Latin American countries. |
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| MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES DEL PERU (http://www.rree.gob.pe/domino/nsf/rree.nsf/pages/rree) |
| The Web site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru has its own seach engine and is subdivided by categories for easy navigation. The various categories included in this site are: embassies and consulates, cultural affairs, accredited missions in Peru, a diplomatic academy, foreign policy, national symbols, the press, laws, visits to Peru, special events, etc. In English and Spanish. |
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| PEOPLE'S WAR IN PERU (http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/) |
| Features information and an overview of the history of the Communist Party of Peru, provided by the Peru People's Movement. Includes the Party's publications. Also includes a FAQ section on Peru and the the People's War, a revolutionary war led by the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Communist Party. In English and Spanish. |
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| PERU CONSTITUCION, 1993 (http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/Constitutions/Peru/peru.html) |
| Peru's 1993 Constitution. In Spanish. |
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| PERU POLITICAL PARTIES. (http://www.politicalresources.net/peru.htm) |
| Presents a directory of political Internet resources on parties in Peru, compiled by Agora Telematica in Italy. Features links to documents, organizations, political parties, centers, and information on elections, the government, and politics. Notes that some information is in Spanish only. |
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| POLITIKAPERU - PAGINA PRINCIPAL (http://www.geocities.com/politikaperu/) |
| This web site was created by a group of Peruvian political scientists whose goal is to exchange knowledge and ideas related to Peruvian political current events. In Spanish. |
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| PORTAL DEL ESTADO PERUANO (http://www.peru.gob.pe/) |
| The main portal to the government of Peru, this website has links to all the major ministries of the executive branch, public announcements, major programs, government publications, and general information about the country. |
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| PUEBLO CONTINENTE (http://members01.chello.se/indoamerica/) |
| This site is an electronic magazine about the principles of social democracy taught by Haya de la Torre, founder of APRA. Includes debates and analysis about the social, political, and economic problems confronted in Peru and Latin America. In Spanish. |
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| SEGUNDA VUELTA (http://www.santavictoria.net/left%5Fresultado.htm) |
| This section of Santa Victoria Net publishes articles about the 2001 Peruvian political elections from a neutral perspective. It also aims to promote free and clear information about the Peruvian government, the congress, political parties and alliances in order to promote a democratic culture in the country. In Spanish. |
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