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DECREE NCÍNO 545
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR,
CONSIDERING:
I.-That the Constitution establishes as obligations of the State to protect, preserve and defend the right to life, to physical and moral integrity, to freedom, to the
security, to the work, property and possession of the persons; as well as the principle of equality of all persons established in Art. 3 and the guarantee
not to be discriminated against in the enjoyment of their rights, among other reasons, by
sex.
II.-That by Legislative Decree Núncia 520, dated November 25, 2010,
published in the Official Journal Núncia 2, Tomo Núncia 390, of January 4, 2011, is
issues the Comprehensive Special Law for a Free Life of Violence for Women @.
III.-That with the aim of improving the next implementation of the Specialized Courts for a Free Life of Violence for the Mujeres@ and to make an effective life free of violence and discrimination for women is
opportune to carry out reforms to the Comprehensive Special Law for a Free Life of Violence for the Mujeres@ approved by Legislative Decree N50a 520, dated November 25, 2010, published in the Official Journal Núncia 2, Tomo Núncia
390, of 4 January 2011.
FOR TANTO,
in use of its Constitutional powers and at the initiative of the Deputies and Deputy Ana Marina
Alvarenga Barahona, Maria Elizabeth Gomez Perla, Karla Elena Hernández Molina, Juan Pablo Herrera Rivas, Silvia Estela Ostorga de Escobar, Sonia Margarita Rodríguez Siguenza and Numan Pompilio Salgado
Garcia.
DECRETA the following:
REFORMS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE SPECIAL LAW FOR A LIFE FREE OF VIOLENCE FOR
THE WOMEN
Art. 1.-Reform Article 4, in its literal b) as follows:
Ab) Favorability: in case of conflict or doubt on the application of the provisions
contained in this Law, the most favorable to the women that face
violence, except in those provisions that refer to the fixing of the facts or the
appreciation of the test. @
Art. 2.-Add article 56-A, and your Acapite as follows:
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Specialized AJurisdiction and Multidisciplinary Teams
For the application of the criminal types contained in this regulation, a
sensitized and specialized jurisdiction in the field of gender must be created, following the same structure, degrees of
knowledge and instances that in the common criminal proceedings but taking into account the particularities ordered in this Law and the International Human Rights Instruments applicable and ratified,
this jurisdiction must be supported by teams
As long as this jurisdiction is not created and completed, you will continue to know the courts competent in criminal matters. @
Art. 3.-Reform Article 57 in its literals (f) and (l) as follows:
Af) Be informed and notified in a timely and truthful manner of the actions to be taken
during the entire judicial or administrative process, as well as as well as the relevant resources and help services.
l) Receive the help and protection, timely and appropriate of the National Civil Police. @
Art. 4.-This Decree shall enter into force eight days after its publication in the Official Journal
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GIVEN IN THE BLUE HALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE PALACE: San Salvador, twenty-four days of the
month of November of the year two thousand sixteen.
GUILLERMO ANTONIO GALLEGOS NAVARRETE, PRESIDENT.
LORENA GUADALUPE PEÑA MENDOZA, DONATO EUGENIO VAQUERANO RIVAS,
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT.
JOSÉ FRANCISCO MERINO LÓPEZ, RODRIGO AVILA AVILES,
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT. FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT.
SANTIAGO FLORES ALFARO,
FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT.
GUILLERMO FRANCISCO MATA BENNETT, RENÉ ALFREDO PORTILLO CUADRA, FIRST SECRETARY. SECOND SECRETARY.
FRANCISCO JOSE ZABLAH SAFIE, REYNALDO ANTONIO LOPEZ CARDOZA, THIRD SECRETARY. FOURTH SECRETARY.
JACKELINE NOEMI RIVERA AVALOS, SILVIA ESTELA OSTORGA DE ESCOBAR,
FIFTH SECRETARY. SIXTH SECRETARIAT.
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MANUEL RIGOBERTO SOTO LAZO, JOSÉ SERAFIN ORANTES RODRÍGUEZ, SEVENTH SECRETARY. EIGHTH SECRETARY.
PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE: San Salvador, at the thirteenth day of December of the year two thousand
sixteen.
PUBestuESE, Salvador Sánchez Cerén,
President of the Republic.
Ramón Aristides Valencia Arana,
Minister of Government and Territorial Development.
D. O. N1 232 Tomo N1 413 Date: 13 December 2016
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