Press JSCA The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the International Seminar: Gender Equality in Access to Justice from an Intersectional Approach, to be held on November 14, 2022, from 8:30 am to 1 pm, in a hybrid format: in-person (Hotel Pullman, Roger de Flor 2770, Las Condes, 7550179, Metropolitan Region, Chile) and online (JSCA’s … Read more
On October 7, 2022, the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded its 52nd General Assembly, held in Lima, Peru, in which the Member States elected Nicolás Soler, from Argentina, and Cecilia Barrios, from Guatemala, as new members of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA). The Board of Directors … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in partnership with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) agency of the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), announce the International Seminar “The Implementation of the Adversarial … Read more
The President of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), Jenny Willier Murphy, participated today on behalf of JSCA in the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation’s 150th anniversary, which is celebrating the Foundation’s past, present and future contributions to criminal justice and prison systems. President Jenny Willier Murphy introduced … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the JSCA Week 2022, which will take place from September 26 through September 30. Throughout the week, 10 virtual meetings will be held to discuss progress and challenges in civil and criminal justice reforms in the hemisphere. The meetings will be held by country for a … Read more
On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated on August 9, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) calls for the effective access to justice for indigenous peoples. JSCA highlights the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples as one of the great challenges faced by the States in … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) will participate in the IX Summit of the Americas 2022, which will take place in June 2022 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Summit will bring together the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Organization of American States (OAS) to address … Read more
In the context of the participatory development of its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, JSCA held ten discussions with key stakeholders from the four sub regions of the Americas. Some 200 representatives of justice system institutions -judiciaries, justice ministries, prosecution services, public defense services, prison institutions and police entities- as well as civil society organizations and the … Read more
On May 12, 2022, JSCA Executive Director Nataly Ponce participated in the International Symposium on Best Practices for Combating Public Corruption, which was held in Cartagena, Colombia. The event was organized by the US Embassy in Bogotá and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). Ms. Ponce was part of the panel … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) held four discussions with justice institutions, civil society organizations and members of academia in South America from May 2-6, 2022. The exchanges yielded numerous contributions for the design of its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. Over 100 people participated in the discussions, including representatives of justice system institutions such … Read more
