Apellates Procedures in Puerto Rico

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the foundation of the entire appellate system. The framework of remedies described in these chapters does not arise from a vacuum; it derives directly from Article V of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which creates the Judicial Branch, and from the Bill of Rights of Article II, which defines the fundamental guarantees that the appellate process is designed to protect and enforce.Systematic attention is devoted to the constitutional text and the manner in which its provisions — particularly sections 1 through 13 of Article II and sections 1 through 13 of Article V — translate into concrete procedural rights that the appellate remedies are designed to protect and enforce. No attorney who practices before the appellate courts can ignore that the right to appeal is not a legislative concession; it is an expression of the due process of law guaranteed by Section 7 of Article II.Warning: whenever there is doubt about whether a deadline is jurisdictional or one of strict compliance, always treat it as jurisdictional and comply with it on time. This book does not constitute legal advice nor does it substitute for it. Read more