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International Call for Applications for the position of Executive Director (2022-2025)

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), www.cejamericas.org, an international organization created by the inter-American system to support justice system transformation processes throughout the region, announces this International Call for Applications for the Position of Executive Director of the institution for the period 2022-2025. The Executive Director is responsible for directing the Center’s areas, staff and financial resources at the executive level in fulfillment…

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Civil reform and judicial appointments in Chile: “The changes should improve access to justice and comprehensive dispute resolution.”

Following the Chilean government’s decision to revisit legislative discussion of the civil procedure reform and propose changes to the system currently used to appoint judges, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) shared its opinion of both bills as the agency responsible for promoting judicial modernization in the 34 member states of the Organization of American States (OAS). “Chile needs to overhaul its civil…

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JSCA presents the publication: “Comparative Studies on Civil Justice System Reform in China and Japan”

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) presents the publication Comparative Studies on Civil Justice System Reform in China and Japan, Volume III in the context of the project “Improving access to civil justice in Latin America,” which is financed by Global Affairs Canada (GAC).   The volume complements the previous installments in this series, which analyze civil justice systems in Germany, Spain and…

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CEJA Manual on litigating complex environmental civil cases

On Monday, April 19, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) published the Manual on litigating complex environmental civil cases written by Argentine professor Juan Sebastián Lloret.  The publication was launched during the virtual seminar “Environmental Civil Litigation in Latin America: Challenges and Vision” in the context of the project “Improving access to justice in Latin America,” which is financed by Global Affairs Canada…

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JSCA, Chaco Province Government and Superior Court sign cooperation agreement and offer training courses with UNNE

Two virtual courses have been announced that will provide tools for strengthening the use of oral procedures and will present structural discussions on the institution of civil trial by jury The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), the Chaco Province Government and the province’s Superior Court signed cooperation agreements on Tuesday.  The main objective of the cooperation agreement is to develop a joint work…