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THE RULE OF LAW: LIMITS AND THE BALANCE OF POWERS. Lessons from the Peruvian case

Boundaries establish order. In personal relationships, they foster respect; in relations between states, they define sovereignty and prevent undue interference. Conversely, if boundaries are not established in good time, there is a risk of becoming trapped in abusive relationships which, once entrenched, prove very difficult to change. As the saying goes: ‘A tree that grows...