The 58th session of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) was held last December and was attended by board members María Victoria Rivas (President, Paraguay), Benjamín Berger (Vice President, Canada), Jenny Murphy (United States), Cecilia Barrios (Guatemala), Nadia Franco (Panama), Nicolás Soler (Argentina) and Bruno Novoa (Peru). During the meeting, the new Council authorities were elected for the…
Organization of American States (OAS) commemorates JSCA’s 25th anniversary and plans to strengthen its collaborative work with other OAS bodies and increase its visibility and institutional sustainability.
In the framework of the 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the member states of the organization approved the resolution that commemorates the twenty-fifth (25th) year of JSCA’s creation. The resolution recognizes JSCA as “the OAS agency specializing in justice systems” and states that JSCA is “recognized by the States and judicial systems for its technical excellence in the promotion, training…
CEJA Executive Director Nataly Ponce Chauca meets with Meg Satterthwaite, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.
The Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, visited Chile at the invitation of the government between July 29 and August 9, where she held dialogues with State officials and representatives of international organizations and civil society on good practices and challenges regarding the independence of judges and lawyers and how this underpins respect for human rights. In this context, CEJA…
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, the Ibero-American Association of Public Ministries, International Center for Not-for-Profit…
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 the 1999 General Assembly. In 2024, JSCA celebrates 25 years…