JSCA Invites to Seminar on the Defense of Indigenous Peoples’ Territorial Rights in Andean Countries

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the third seminar of the JSCA Virtual Seminar Series – Promoting Access to Justice for Vulnerable People and Groups, which will address the Defense of Territorial Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Andean Countries and will be held on Tuesday, July 26 between 6:00 and 7:45 … 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

JSCA’s seminar series continues: Promoting access to justice for at-risk individuals and groups

As part of its efforts to provide spaces for dialogue regarding the progress made and challenges faced by the countries of the region in the effective implementation of mechanisms for providing access to justice to at-risk individuals and groups, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the second seminar in its virtual series: … Read more

JSCA launches seminar series: Promoting access to justice for at-risk individuals and groups

In an effort to provide spaces of dialogue on the progress made and challenges faced by the countries of the region in regard to effectively implementing access to justice mechanisms for at-risk individuals and groups, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) is pleased to invite civil society organizations, representatives of justice institutions and … Read more

JSCA announces participatory process to develop its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan through a Virtual Consultation

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the formulation of its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan through a broad participatory process directed at identifying the main needs and priority topics of the justice systems of the countries of the Americas and, in that context, the role that JSCA will play in the coming years to … Read more

JSCA and INECIP launch Issue #24 of Judicial Systems Journal

The COVID-19 pandemic forced justice systems to adjust to completely new realities and work methods. The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Institute for Comparative Studies in the Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP) address this topic in a new edition of the journal. Specifically, the authors address how technology has been used … Read more

JSCA and Ecuadorean Judiciary Council Sign Cooperation Agreement

In addition, the entities held the seminar “Dialogue on Judicial Conduct and Ethics.” The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Ecuadorean Judiciary Council signed a cooperation agreement on Friday, June 4. The purpose of the cooperation agreement is to develop a joint work plan on justice, democracy and related topics that will … Read more

OCCA presented its fourth thematic report, which focuses on conflict in the healthcare sector in Latin America.

In the context of the project “Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America” with the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC)  The Observatory on Civil Conflict and Access to Justice (OCCA) -created by the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA)– presented the results of its fourth thematic report, “Civil conflict and barriers to … Read more

Interview with Leonel González: “When the people participate in a trial as members of the jury, their negative perception of justice changes.”

In a conversation with Chaco TV Digital, JSCA’s Training Director noted the impact that the passage of the province’s law allowing trial by jury in civil matters will have on Argentina and Latin America. The passage of the law allowing trial by jury for civil matters  in Argentina’s El Chaco province beginning this year* has … Read more

[New publication] The Practice of Law in Latin America: In Search of an Agenda Vol. 1 (Spanish-language publication)

One of the study’s objectives is to offer an overview of training and oversight of the practice of law in order to identify the main critiques that have been offered in Latin America and the Caribbean. In an effort to explore the most important aspects of the practice of law, the Justice Studies Center of … Read more