CEJA invites to the regional event: Visualizing a People-Centered Justice Research and Data Agenda for Latin America 

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) invites you to take part in the event “Visualizing a People-Centered Justice Research and Data Agenda for Latin America,” which will take place on Monday, August 25, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Brazil time) at the FGV São Paulo Law School (Escola de Direito da … Read more

CEJA Launches International Seminar on Violence and Organized Crime in Latin American Prisons

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), in collaboration with the University of Talca, held the International Seminar on Violence and Organized Crime in Latin American Prisons — a regional forum that convened authorities, scholars, and specialists to examine whether prison systems in Latin America are effectively dismantling or inadvertently sustaining organized criminal structures. … Read more

Internacional Call For Applications For The Position Of Executive Director 2026-2029 Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA)

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) is an intergovernmental organization specialized in justice systems in the region, created by the Organization of American States (OAS) www.cejamericas.org. Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, CEJA has 25 years of experience producing technical studies and generating comparative evidence on justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also … Read more

International Seminar: Violence and Organized Crime in Prisons

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) and the Center for Criminal Law Studies at the University of Talca invite you to participate in this seminar addressing one of the most complex phenomena within Latin America’s prison system. The event will bring together distinguished national and international experts to reflect on the causes, consequences, … Read more

“Judicial Management in Practice” – May 7

On May 7, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in collaboration with the Institute for Comparative Studies in Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP), invites you to join the discussion “Judicial Management in Practice.” This event will launch the new issue of the Judicial Systems Journal and bring together judicial operators and scholars from … Read more

Side Events organized by JSCA at the 54th OAS General Assembly

With great participation and important discussions, the four parallel events organized by JSCA were held within the framework of the 54th General Assembly of the OAS, in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, the Government of Paraguay, GIZ, International Development Research Center (IDRC), the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the OAS, … Read more

CEJA Side Events Programs at the 54th OAS General Assembly

CEJA INVITES PARALLEL EVENTS THAT IT ORGANIZES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) June 26 and 27, 2024, Asunción, Paraguay The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) is the OAS organization specialized in the justice systems of the Hemisphere, created in … Read more

Regional Workshop: Procedural Congestion in the Americas: Status, Best Practices and Future Prospects

Watch the Video of the Conversation (in Spanish) A historical challenge for the region’s judicial systems is the proper management of procedural congestion. Since its inception, JSCA has focused on the need to generate comparable data on judicial production, resolution rates and procedural congestion rates in justice institutions as central issues in the agenda and … Read more