Report Paper「Rulemaking in Peru The Interplay of Formal Structures and Informal Power」

pr-jacky
Jun 18
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This report is written by JICA exchange interns utilizing RuleWatcher. Focusing on the process of policy/rule-making in each country, it hopes to be a source for NGOs and civil society.

Summary

This report was written by Alejandra Zamora, a Peruvian forestry engineer who is currently a PhD student at Kyushu University. She has experience working with local communities on deforestation and land tenure issues in Peru. Currently at the University, she is researching how local dynamics shape participation and access to resources, with a focus on the economic and political empowerment of women in rural areas.

Building on this experience and knowledge, this report, written with new information gathered, articulates Peru's formal institutional framework and rule-making processes, and identifies the parallel existence of civil society and informal rule-making processes. Peruvian civil society is composed of NGOs, labor unions, indigenous groups, and environmental advocacy organizations that actively participate in policy debates and mobilize public support for reforms, even as they face challenges such as government regulation, limited funding, and internal fragmentation. Public institutions provide the structure, and informal movements often dictate the reality, according to the report. The author concludes that understanding Peru's legal situation requires not only looking at the law on paper, but also recognizing the interplay of political, economic, and social forces.

Author　Alejandra Zamora

Publish Date　14th of March, 2025

Theme Rulemaking

PDF download is available here (English/Japanese)