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5 Trials of Authority: Legal Consciousness and Formal Struggles in the Postwar Era
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Published:January 2021
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After President Remón was assassinated, the regime he put in place struggled to convince the public of its legitimacy. To regain its stability, it began a massive investigation into the murder, which was followed by a set of public judicial proceedings. But within months, the public became convinced that the judicial procedure was being manipulated; what was supposed to restore an air of order became a giant farce. Between 1955 and 1958, the Panamanian political and judicial systems enacted in grand theatrical pomp the story of their own corruption. The public, which cared neither for the dead president nor for any of the accused, became mesmerized by the spectacle, dancing in the streets after the acquittal of the defendants. The chapter argues that what Panamanians cared about was not content but form—judicial procedure came to signify justice.
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