The criminalization of the rondero-peasant patrols in Peru as a case of institutional violence by the State

This research intends to analyse the causes of the lack of recognition, by the ordinary Peruvian justice system, of the rondero-peasant jurisdiction's decisions. In this sense, this piece of work will examine the manner by means of which this lack of recognition translates itself into the criminalisation of the ronderos themselves who, when attempting to sanction the criminal offenses which take place within their own communities, end up being subject to criminal proceedings brought by the ordinary courts. Given such circumstance, this article will argue that the latter course of action will explain the institutional violence that the Peruvian state itself deploys against the peasant groups, as such state ignores various international instruments provisions that, as such, guarantee the peasant jurisdictional autonomy. To this end, this paper will examine the jurisprudential and normative guidelines, both national and international, that protect such rights. To this end, departing from the inductive method, this article will appeal to the theoretical framework of the legal pluralism school.