Abstract

ESCOBAR VEAS, Javier. Double Jeopardy and Dual Sovereignty Doctrine: Gamble v. United States. Rev. Derecho [online]. 2019, n.20, pp.225-242.  Epub Dec 01, 2019. ISSN 1510-3714.  https://doi.org/10.22235/rd.vi20.1842.

In Gamble v. United States, the defendant questioned the constitutionality of the dual sovereignty doctrine under the double jeopardy clause. In its judgment, delivered on 17 June 2019, the United States Supreme Court upheld the application of the dual sovereignty doctrine, according to which different sovereigns may prosecute an individual without violating the double jeopardy clause if the individual's act infringed the laws of each sovereignty. This comment aims to address the reasoning of the Supreme Court and the rationale of the dual sovereignty doctrine, suggesting the convenience and necessity of a further study on its limits and possible safeguards against potential abuses.

Keywords : Double jeopardy; multiple prosecutions; dual sovereignty doctrine..

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