New edition of Judicial Systems journal examines the progress and challenges of judicial offices in Latin America

Judicial Systems, a journal edited by the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) and the Institute for Comparative Studies in Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP), launches its 25th issue, focusing on the achievements and challenges of judicial offices, two decades after their implementation in various Latin American judicial institutions. This edition highlights how these … Read more

Panama: CEJA organizes course on oral proceedings in Civil Justice

From March 17 to 21, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA/CEJA) trained 40 judicial officers to take on leadership roles in the transition to oral proceedings in civil justice, within the framework of Law No. 402 of 2023 and the new Civil Procedure Code. The program aims to strengthen participants’ skills in oral … Read more

CEJA successfully concludes the first edition of the course “Investigating Corruption by Following the Money”

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), together with the German Federal Foreign Office, successfully implemented the first edition of the course “Investigating Corruption by Following the Money” for the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. Designed by CEJA in 2024, the program includes modules on economic crimes, investigation and prosecution … Read more

Colombia: CEJA leads workshop to strengthen Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), in collaboration with Colombia’s Ministry of Justice and Law and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, organized a workshop to present key recommendations to strengthen Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (ADR) in Latin America, with a focus on Colombia. The event brought together more than 30 … Read more

JSCA develops training courses on gender mainstreaming in criminal prosecution in Peru

In the framework of the development of training courses for the integration of a gender perspective in criminal prosecution for operators of Peru’s National Specialized Justice System for the Protection and Punishment of Violence against Women (SNEJ), carried out thanks to the collaboration of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the GIZ agency, JSCA … Read more

JSCA implements a new project on civil and family conflict resolution in Colombia and Peru with a people-centered approach to justice

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) informs that it is in the initial phase of implementing the project “Civil and Family Dispute Resolution and its Effectiveness in Colombia and Peru,” in partnership with the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC). This is an unprecedented project, with a people-centered approach to justice, which … Read more

JSCA begins the implementation of the Learning Communities Project on Strategic Criminal Prosecution in Mexico

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in partnership with DAI Global LLC under the USAID-funded ConJusticia program, will implement an innovative project to create learning communities on strategic criminal prosecution, investigation, litigation, criminal analysis and court management. JSCA will design the methodological and pedagogical route for the functioning of the learning communities, organize … Read more

JSCA holds training program in Mendoza as part of the project to support Argentina’s criminal procedure reform and the strengthening of the transition to the adversarial system

As part of its efforts to strengthen reform processes in the region with a focus on training justice system operators, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) held a training program from June 27 to July 1, 2022 in Mendoza. The effort is part of the project to support criminal procedure reform in Argentina … Read more

The third version of the Course on Specialization in Civil Hearing Management and Litigation Techniques began this Monday in Puebla, Mexico

On February 21, 2022, the inauguration of the 3rd version of the Specialization Course on Civil Hearing Management and Litigation Techniques took place in Puebla, Mexico. This third version is focused on family proceedings, given the recent incorporation of oral proceedings in this area. The activity will last one week and will be given by … Read more