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A Ford Police Interceptor Sedan used by the Panamanian National Police. Following Panama's independence from Colombia in 1903, its first president, Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero, dissolved the National Army after a failed mutiny in 1904 and a warning from the United States that a Panamanian military could threaten the stability of the Panama Canal Zone.
The Attorney General is the superior head of the Public Ministry of Panama. The current attorney general is Kenia Isolda Porcell Díaz, who worked as a law professor and attorney prior to her official appointment in 2015.
Human Rights in Panama include many ongoing concerns and changes. In recent years, Panama has posted notable improvements to its human rights record. It has committed to respect and protect human rights according to international standards as part of its obligations as a member of the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS).
The National Archives of Panama (Spanish: Archivo Nacional de Panamá) is the institution in charge of safeguarding national documents. It was created by Law No. 43 of December 14, 1912, [ 1 ] under the administration of President Belisario Porras , being Panama the first republic in America to have a building dedicated to its national archive .
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama announced on Friday new measure to curb rising migrant crossings through the Darien Gap jungle region linking the country with Colombia, which reached an all time ...
The Ministry of Government and Justice of Panama (later the Ministry of Government) determines government policies and plans, as well as coordinates, directs and exercises administrative control over the provinces and indigenous regions in respect of their cultural patterns and integral development.
The law of Panama is based on civil law with influences from Spanish legal tradition and Roman laws. For the first several years of its existence Panamanian law depended upon the legal code inherited from Colombia .
The Panamanian Public Forces (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de la República de Panamá) are the national security forces of Panama.Panama is the second country in Latin America (the other being Costa Rica) to abolish its standing army, with Panama retaining a small paramilitary security force.