Weekly Report - 21 February 2013 (WR-13-07)

Bolivia’s plurinational constitutional court (TCP) has attracted public attention of late for various reasons. The seven-member court recently issued a ruling against four articles in the 2010 autonomy law which has allowed certain government opponents, suspended from their posts for alleged corruption, to resume their responsibilities. Hailed as a further sign of the TCP’s independence, the move comes as the court is due to consider the legality of President Evo Morales’ candidacy, ahead of 2014.