Sandra Araneda In 2015, during JSCA’s International Seminar on Civil Justice Reforms in Viña del Mar, Chile, JSCA Training Director Leonel González Postigo gave a lecture proposing the inclusion of discussions of the experience of trial by jury in civil matters. Two years later, in 2017, JSCA presented a document containing ten ideas about the civil justice … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), an international agency created by the inter-American system that supports the modernization of the justice systems of the region, is hiring a full-time researcher: Main responsibilities: To provide technical support to the Research and Projects Area. To support the coordination and implementation of activities with the Training … Read more
Proposals submitted by authors from Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay were selected through a competition designed to highlight the impact of civil procedure reforms on the practice of law in Latin America. The competition was held in the context of the project “Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America” that JSCA is developing with … Read more
In an effort to further strengthen a productive alliance and deploy a full plan of action in the country in 2021, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Brazil’s National Justice Council (CNJ) have signed an important technical cooperation agreement. The document was signed by CNJ President Minister Luiz Fux and JSCA … Read more
Officials from JSCA, DPLF and Universidad de Chile’s Center for Human Rights and Legal Defense Institute will present the first of three reports on Friday, December 18 at 11 a.m. Santiago time. This Friday, December 18, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) -an international entity headquartered in Santiago de Chile that is part … Read more
The Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) voted unanimously to elect Jenny Willier Murphy as its new President for 2021-2022 on December 11, 2020. During its XLII meeting, the Board also elected Daniel Petrone as its Vice President. Petrone served as the entity’s President for the past two years. … Read more
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has set a public hearing for December 4. The body will analyze the role of public prosecutor’s offices in the protection of human rights in Latin America. The request for the hearing, which has the support of JSCA and has been strongly encouraged by regional judicial institutions and … Read more
Earlier this week, a report on the situation of access to justice in the context of the pandemic from the perspective of organizations and individuals who interact with judicial services in Latin America was published by ACIJ, Argentina in partnership with entities such as JSCA, DeJusticia, FIMA, LABÁ, the Legal Empowerment Network, the Due Process … Read more
Column written by the Executive Director of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas, Jaime Arellano, and published in the Chilean newspaper La Segunda on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. When the health emergency was decreed, the region’s judiciaries continued to offer essential services. Priority was given to criminal cases related to individuals’ freedom and other … Read more
The emergency taught us that all countries should invest more in information technologies and in guaranteeing Internet access.* *Interview with journalist Diana Lastiri published by Mexico’s El Universal newspaper on November 12, 2020. Latin American justice systems were completely paralyzed for several days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico was no exception, and the situation … Read more
