The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) will launch on October 28 in Ecuador the Specialized Program “Governance and Modern Management of High Jurisdictional Courts”, developed in partnership with the National Court of Justice of Ecuador and the International Italo-Latin American Organization (IILA), within the framework of the FIEDS/ITAJUS project.

This initiative will strengthen the technical and institutional capacities of Ecuador’s justice system and includes the participation of the following institutions: the National Court of Justice, the Office of the Comptroller General of the State, the Council of the Judiciary, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Public Defender’s Office. The program will address key challenges such as court congestion, judicial independence, integrity, and transparency in the administration of justice.

The program will be implemented in two complementary phases:

Virtual phase (October 28, 29, and 30): introductory sessions on judicial independence and integrity, transparency, and judicial management. (Closed to the public.)

In-person phase (November 10, 11, and 12, in Quito, Ecuador): intensive modules on judicial independence, integrity, governance, management, and transparency.

The faculty team is composed of distinguished regional specialists:

• Rafael León Hernández (Costa Rica): expert in judicial integrity and independence.
• Ingrid Bermúdez Vindas (Costa Rica): expert in transparency and open justice.
• Cristián Hernández (Chile): international expert in judicial management.
• Nataly Ponce (Peru): Executive Director of CEJA and expert in judicial governance and access to justice.

This initiative is part of CEJA’s ongoing commitment to strengthening sound judicial governance in Latin America, promoting accountability and advancing toward more transparent, independent, and efficient judicial institutions.