CEJA conducts a visit to Paraguay to address Penitentiary Reform

“On August 1st and 2nd, 2023, Gherman Welsch Chahúan, Director of Studies at CEJA, visited the city of Asunción in Paraguay in order to take part in the International Congress ‘Penitentiary Reform: Priority Agendas for Sociolabor Reintegration’ and engage in working meetings with justice authorities and civil society representatives of the mentioned country.” The central theme of the visit was to engage in dialogue about…

Outcome and impact of the Program to support the Argentine Criminal Procedure Reform and Strengthening the Transition to the Accusatory System

The Program to Support Argentina’s Criminal Procedure Reform and Strengthen the Transition to the Accusatory System, which has the technical support and funding of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) agency of the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, has been developed to provide technical assistance in the implementation of Argentina’s New Federal Criminal Procedure Code, through the development of studies and training for operators of…

JSCA organizes the International Seminar “Challenges of Criminal Prosecution and Adjudication of Organized Crime.”

On June 13, 2023, the Center for the Study of Justice in the Americas (CEJA), as part of the Project to support the criminal procedural reform in Argentina and the strengthening of the transition to an accusatorial system with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) agency of the United States Embassy in Argentina, the Association of Prosecutors and Officials of the Argentine Republic, and…

JSCA invites the regional dialogue on the contributions and limitations of virtual hearings

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces that it will hold an event on the contributions and limitations of virtual hearings, on February 16, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Chilean time), in a virtual format. Held in the post-confinement context following the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the courts of justice to take urgent measures (teleworking, virtual hearings and electronic notifications) in order…

Regional Conference: three events on the strengthening of judicial independence in the Americas

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in alliance with various institutions, announces the Regional Meeting: Strengthening Judicial Independence in the Americas, to be held on October 11, 12 and 13, 2022, online, at 4 p.m. Chilean time. During this three-day meeting, JSCA will promote dialogues with justice operators from Judicial Branches (panel on October 11), Public Prosecutor’s Offices (panel on October 12) and…