Drawing on discussions with a group of experts including Venezuelan and international jurists, diplomats, scholars of democratic transitions and democratization, and representatives of the Venezuelan opposition, this policy paper sets out recommendations for incremental, integrated steps to achieving rule-of-law reform in post-Maduro Venezuela.
The paper makes the case that a negotiation and monitoring process must be put in place without delay, with the committed involvement of the US, the interim Venezuelan government, multilateral organizations, diplomatic missions, investors, and local business and civil society.
The framework for this process will need to identify priorities, benchmarks and a timeline for institutional and legal reforms, and it should clearly articulate how judicial, commercial, legal and human rights reforms relate to, and underpin, economic and political development.
