2x1 law
The 2x1 law (Template:Lang-es) was an Argentine law. It was sanctioned in 1994, and established that prisoners detained without a definitive sentence would be benefited from the second year onwards, so that their days as detained would count as the double. The original purpose of the law was to guarantee a swift sentence. Many lawyers exploited the law by using pettifoggery to delay sentences, so that the prisoners would be benefited by it. The law was derogated in 2001.[1]
References
- ^ Martín Rodríguez Yebra (May 10, 2001). "Inseguridad: derogaron la polémica ley del 2x1" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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