After nine years, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas once again participated in the XXI edition of the Ibero-American Judicial Summit held in Lima, Peru. The Plenary Assembly was held between September 20 and 22, 2023 and brought together high level authorities of the judiciaries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Some of the most important issues discussed at the event included the gender…
JSCA participates in the Anti-Corruption Conference in Latin America and the Caribbean
On September 26 and 27, the conference on reducing corruption, “Integral Anti-Corruption Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean: Strategies and Practices for Prevention and Prosecution”. Held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, this conference was organized by the German Federal Foreign Office. The event had two thematic areas: 1) Working on a comprehensive approach to corruption and 2) Addressing regional and international mechanisms to fight…
CEJA conducts a visit to Paraguay to address Penitentiary Reform
“On August 1st and 2nd, 2023, Gherman Welsch Chahúan, Director of Studies at CEJA, visited the city of Asunción in Paraguay in order to take part in the International Congress ‘Penitentiary Reform: Priority Agendas for Sociolabor Reintegration’ and engage in working meetings with justice authorities and civil society representatives of the mentioned country.” The central theme of the visit was to engage in dialogue about…
JSCA Launch: Independence of Justice Operators in the Americas
The Center for the Study of Justice in the Americas (JSCA) announces the launch of its new publication “Independence of Justice Operators in the Americas: Regional Situation and Challenges for Democratic Defense,” on June 20, 2023, at 1 PM (Washington DC time), in a hybrid format (in-person in WDC and via the JSCA YouTube channel). This publication was developed as part of CEJA’s strategic planning…
JSCA provides technical assistance to implement a digital prosecutor’s file for the Anti-Corruption Unit of Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office
From April 24 to 27, 2023, a specialized team from the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) visited the city of Asunción in Paraguay to provide technical assistance to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of that country in order to implement the digital prosecutor’s file in the Specialized Unit for Economic Crimes and Anti-Corruption (UDEA). The technical assistance provided by JSCA includes the preparation of…