Sandra Araneda JSCA is heeding the calls made by government officials from throughout the region to stay at home and help stop the spread of COVID-19. Despite the global pandemic, we believe that it is important to continue to carry out our mission of promoting discussions and experiences related to justice system reform in Latin America. As such, we invite you to participate in a seminar series…
Sandra Araneda Due to the public health crisis related to the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), all in situ activities organized by the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) are being rescheduled. We will announce virtual activities designed to safely contribute to and sustain the discussion that JSCA encourages soon. We have taken this step in order to contribute to reducing the circulation of the virus and…
Sandra Araneda In commemoration of International Women’s Day, JSCA reiterates its commitment to gender equality and the eradication of violence against women in the justice systems of Latin America and the Caribbean. This year, we have decided to focus on femicide. World Health Organization data show that mistreatment of women is the social phenomenon that takes the highest number of lives each year, and that this is…
Sandra Araneda On March 2, 2020, Santiago Pereira Campos (Uruguay) and Florencia Ratti Mendaña (Argentina) began their two-week research internship at Osgoode Law School in Toronto, Canada. The two were selected through the 2019 competition that JSCA and York University organized with the financial assistance of Global Affaires Canada. The interns were greeted by Associate Dean and Professor Sara Slinn and Associate Professor Shin Imai when they…
Sandra Araneda APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION. The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) is an international agency created by the inter-American system that supports justice system modernization processes in the region. The Center announces that it is currently hiring one journalist. The individual hired will be responsible for: The development of content and execution of external communications for the institution, supervising…
