A view to the administrative vulnerability of Honduras due to a State of emergency situations with the enablement of direct procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Jenssy Carolina Paz Macias Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/redoeda.v7i2.9553

Keywords:

Administrative vulnerability, Direct Procurement, State of Emergency, Fiscal Controls, constitutional reforms

Abstract

This research presents a legal analysis from the view of administrative law related to acts carried out by public officials in application of the current regulations regarding the state of emergency, whose experience has revealed the administrative vulnerability of Honduras in  direct  procurement in which inexperience is visible, deficiency in fiscal controls before and during procurement, as well as legal negligence of law-appointed actors who must act in the processes of approval and disbursement of national capital, observing actions subsequent to direct procurement that facilitated non-compliance with fiscal control, which have generated confusion and questions on the public agenda, considering a multimillion-dollar investment, insecure, doubtful with the lack of visible guarantees of insurance of funds paid to third parties. Legal analysis involves the identification and description of the weaknesses of the current Honduran regulations and the recommendations for its reform and creation of complementary special laws, which guarantee the Honduran people a better management of financial resources against phenomena of the magnitude of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Author Biography

Jenssy Carolina Paz Macias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Profesora de la Maestría en Derecho Mercantil de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (Tegucigalpa, Honduras). Master en Derecho Tributario de la Universidad Toledo de (España, 2013), Master en Derecho Mercantil Universidad Nacional Autónoma de (Honduras 2005). Abogada. Jefa del Departamento de Derecho Administrativo de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Profesora Titular II en Derecho Administrativo de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH). Asesora y consultora independiente. 

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Paz Macias, J. C. (2020). A view to the administrative vulnerability of Honduras due to a State of emergency situations with the enablement of direct procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Euro-Latin American Journal of Administrative Law, 7(1), 193–206. https://doi.org/10.14409/redoeda.v7i2.9553

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020): January / June

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