Author: Sandra Araneda

Over the past few years, legal needs surveys have gained momentum as a specialized tool for studying legal conflicts and barriers to access to justice. They can be used to obtain evidence that can in turn inform the design of public policies on access to justice. In essence, legal needs surveys are considered ideal tools for describing the “demand” for access to justice. During the…

JSCA is heeding the calls made by government officials from throughout the region to stay at home and help stop the spread of COVID-19. Despite the global pandemic, we believe that it is important to continue to carry out our mission of promoting discussions and experiences related to justice system reform in Latin America. As such, we invite you to participate in a seminar series…

Due to the public health crisis related to the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), all in situ activities organized by the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) are being rescheduled. We will announce virtual activities designed to safely contribute to and sustain the discussion that JSCA encourages soon.  We have taken this step in order to contribute to reducing the circulation of the virus and…

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, JSCA reiterates its commitment to gender equality and the eradication of violence against women in the justice systems of Latin America and the Caribbean. This year, we have decided to focus on femicide. World Health Organization data show that mistreatment of women is the social phenomenon that takes the highest number of lives each year, and that this is…

On March 2, 2020, Santiago Pereira Campos (Uruguay) and Florencia Ratti Mendaña (Argentina) began their two-week research internship at Osgoode Law School in Toronto, Canada. The two were selected through the 2019 competition that JSCA and York University organized with the financial assistance of Global Affaires Canada. The interns were greeted by Associate Dean and Professor Sara Slinn and Associate Professor Shin Imai when they…