El diseño de las instituciones en el Estado Sandinista (1979-1982): la revolución como fuente de derecho

Abstract

While the institutions of the new revolutionary state were emerging in Nicaragua, an element which would remain constant throughout the 1980s was taking shape: the pre-eminence of the executive power and the loss of the initial support of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). At the same time, the understanding between Nicaragua and the US, which was already complicated within the context of the Cold War, worsened during this period. This paper aims to elucidate the various factors which caused the imbalance in the distribution of powers within Sandinista institutions.