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…
Sandra Araneda In an interview with Emol, former undersecretary and current Executive Director of JSCA Jaime Arellano underscored the importance of “the Chilean criminal justice system acquiring increasingly strong legitimacy with the people.”* *This interview was conducted by journalist Tamara Cerna with EMOL (Chile) and was published on Sunday, December 13, 2020. “The first thing we have to do is recognize that there has been a paradigm…
Sandra Araneda On Radio Usach, Universidad de Santiago de Chile’s radio station, Marco Fandiño stated that the study recommends creating a special prosecutor’s office on human rights along with technical support from the IACHR.* *This text was drafted by journalist Rodrigo Alcaíno Padilla after the Radio Usach program aired on Friday, December 18, 2020. “Only 1% of the eight thousand complaints have led to charges being brought…
Sandra Araneda 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 Area. To participate in research and studies related to the…
Sandra Araneda 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 the support of Global Affairs Canada. JSCA Training Director Leonel…
