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For the signature León y Raful It has been a true honor and a privilege to assume the leadership and coordination of the Dominican State’s actions within the framework of the Development Fund. The decision prompting this recognition sends a clear message to the sector: concessions cannot become a blank check, managed arbitrarily and outside the fundamental rules governing this area of Dominican administrative law.
A ruling that reaffirms the limits of concession rights.
The case highlights a fundamental principle of public law: any concession granted by the State is subject to rules, controls, and limits. It is not a matter of a discretionary privilege to be exercised without oversight, but rather a legal instrument that must be employed within the established legal framework and in the interest of the common good.
As the León & Raful team has pointed out, the public interest can—and must—always be protected and safeguarded through the proper use of legal tools, precisely for the benefit of the entire nation.
The context: strengthening the Dominican justice system
Decisions of this kind do not occur in isolation. They are part of a broader process of institutional strengthening that the Dominican justice system has undergone in recent decades. Analysts and commentators specializing in the legal field have highlighted—in forums such as the program... Entre Periodistas ...of Telesistema (Channel 11), that the creation of the Constitutional Court represented one of the most significant steps forward for the Dominican justice system since 1994—the year the National Council of the Magistracy was established and the selection process for the country’s highest-ranking magistrates was depoliticized, ending its exclusive dependence on the President of the Senate, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, and the President of the Republic.
That institutional strengthening is precisely the foundation upon which decisions like this one can rest: an increasingly robust system of checks and balances, capable of ensuring that the State’s tools—including concessions—are used in accordance with the law and for the benefit of the public interest.
León and Raful's commitment to the public interest
Taking on the coordination of the Dominican State’s actions in a matter of this nature reaffirms León y Raful’s commitment to defending the public interest and upholding the rules governing administrative and concession law in the country. The firm reiterates its readiness to continue supporting the Dominican State in safeguarding these principles, recognizing that the proper use of legal tools is, ultimately, the best guarantee for the entire nation.
León y Raful is a Dominican law firm with extensive experience in administrative, constitutional, and business law.