The inquisitive method as a means of obtaining information

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  • Patricia Isabel M. Sánchez Saldivar Ministerio Público de Paraguay image/svg+xml
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Keywords:

canon law, indagatio, information, Inquisitive method

Abstract

This paper analyzes the inquisitive method, firstly, as a means of obtaining information through the indagatio. Likewise, it describes the way in which this procedure, initially used to obtain knowledge under the scientific method, expands and is used in administrative and judicial practices, given its effectiveness in exercising control and maintaining vertical order between the sovereign and the citizen. It is adopted by canon law and, together with the universal power of the Church, it becomes a paradigm of that historical moment. With the information obtained and in view of some current practices, which can be observed in the phenomenon of secondary criminalization and in the rise of some doctrinal currents, it is concluded that the model is still valid and with the same historical purpose, as a tool verticalization of society, from the powerful to the weakest, beyond the design of the judicial process in force in society.

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Author Biography

  • Patricia Isabel M. Sánchez Saldivar, Ministerio Público de Paraguay
     Egresada de la UNA (2002), Cuadro de Honor. Posgrado en Didáctica Universitaria. Maestrando Ciencias Penales de la UNA, Maestrando, Derecho Procesal con énfasis en Garantismo, del INECIP Py y la UNP. Participó de varios cursos y seminarios de Ciencias Penales y Criminología en el país y en el extranjero. Funcionaria del Ministerio Público con cargo de Relatora Fiscal en el Gabinete Judicial.      

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Published

2017-09-21

How to Cite

The inquisitive method as a means of obtaining information. (2017). Legal Journal - Research in Legal and Social Sciences, 4, 47-62. https://ojs.ministeriopublico.gov.py/index.php/rjmp/article/view/15