Integration of the Different Cultures in the legislation in the Guatemalan territory.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to establish the problem related to cultural crimes motivated by cultural diversity originated in relation to multicultural processes linked to indigenous peoples of Latin America. METHOD: through the bibliographic research methodology it was established that the reason criminal law was built on the values ​​of a society, multiculturalism has necessarily crossed the cultural and social limits of this. RESULTS: it was possible to establish based on the findings found that how criminal law is applicable to a person who does not understand, due to the elaboration of their original practices, that an action can constitute a criminally sanctioned act. That is to say, something that is not observed in Guatemala, because the legal rule establishes that ignorance can not be alleged regarding the observance of the law, for which it could not be thought that a criminal action regulated as a crime by a judge could consider it as a crime. Classical non-illegal action because in their society it is not considered a crime. CONCLUSION: In Guatemala, a multi-ethnic country, it is important that the criminal legislation integrates the different cultures of the various groups existing in the national territory, that they do not suffer or feel discriminated against, and that the customs of their cultural identity are respected.