The decision follows the 2022 repeal of the ZEDE law by Congress. For the charter-city debate it is a key data point on the resilience of special jurisdictions that lack broad domestic support.
Honduras' Supreme Court rules ZEDE framework unconstitutional
The 2024 ruling removes the legal basis on which Próspera and other ZEDEs were created; their future now runs through politics and international arbitration.
Polity Atlas editorsPublished 1 Oct 2024