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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…

In an effort to further strengthen a productive alliance and deploy a full plan of action in the country in 2021, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Brazil’s National Justice Council (CNJ) have signed an important technical cooperation agreement. The document was signed by CNJ President Minister Luiz Fux and JSCA Executive Director Jaime Arellano at a ceremony before the full…

Officials from JSCA, DPLF and Universidad de Chile’s Center for Human Rights and Legal Defense Institute will present the first of three reports on Friday, December 18 at 11 a.m. Santiago time. This Friday, December 18, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) -an international entity headquartered in Santiago de Chile that is part of the Organization of American States (OAS)- will present the…

The Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) voted unanimously to elect Jenny Willier Murphy as its new President for 2021-2022 on December 11, 2020. During its XLII meeting, the Board also elected Daniel Petrone as its Vice President. Petrone served as the entity’s President for the past two years. JSCA was created in 1999 by the Organization of American…

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has set a public hearing for December 4. The body will analyze the role of public prosecutor’s offices in the protection of human rights in Latin America. The request for the hearing, which has the support of JSCA and has been strongly encouraged by regional judicial institutions and NGOs* from 12 countries -such as the DPLF, ACIJ, INECIP…