In the framework of the 50th regular session of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), held in Santiago de Chile, headquarters of the organization, on 15 and 16 December 2022, the Board of Directors elected Councilor Maria Victoria Rivas (Paraguay), as the new president of the international organization, and Councilor Benjamin Berger (Canada), as the new vice-president, both for the period 2023-2024. The…
Access to justice from a gender and intersectional perspective: The most urgent challenges and experiences related to combatting inequality and discrimination in access to justice in the Americas
. Over 110 people including representatives of government institutions, Chilean police entities (detectives, police officers and members of the country’s prison service), justice institution operators, members of inter-governmental agencies, civil society, students and academics participated in a space organized to exchange experiences and challenges related to access to justice for women from an intersectional perspective. The event was organized by the Justice Studies Center of…
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…
Sandra Araneda JSCA invites to the Regional Meeting: Advances and Challenges of Civil Justice Reforms in the Americas
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in partnership with the Judicial Branch of Peru, announces the “Regional Meeting: Progress and Challenges of Civil Justice Reforms in the Americas” organized with the purpose of establishing the state of progress, achievements and challenges at the regional level in civil justice reforms, highlighting the experiences of different countries of the Americas in the regulatory field and…
Sandra Araneda 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 p.m., Peru time. The Seminar Series is part of JSCA’s…