Sandra Araneda 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 the Americas has published the report “The Practice of Law…
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 reform model that we are promoting in Latin America. In…
Sandra Araneda …The only viable option for the mediation law to move forward would seem to be its remote configuration, taking advantage of all of the virtual approaches that emerged because of the pandemic. This could be an interesting option because it will come up against a bleak schedule following the reopening of the civil courts due to the brutal economic crisis and its impact on levels…
Sandra Araneda “We must move towards real technical and political oversight that leads this process and focuses on civil preventative policing.” The transformation -not a modernization- of Chile’s Carabineros police service must be a priority for the Chilean government. Carabineros de Chile has enjoyed recognition throughout the Americas but has been exhibiting problems similar to those experienced by other police forces in the region for several years.…
Sandra Araneda The emergency has taught us that all countries must invest more in information technology and guarantee Internet access.* *Interview with journalist Diana Lastiri published in Mexico’s El Universal on November 12, 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America’s justice systems were completely paralyzed for a few days. Mexico was no exception, and the situation left several lessons in its wake for the country’s judicial branches…
