The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) concludes an important contribution to the Chilean Judicial Branch for the characterization of cases of intrafamily violence against women that enter the family justice system in which the Court declares itself incompetent and refers them to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. JSCA’s research department gathered information on approximately 2,500 family cases from all over Chile to prepare the…
JSCA implements a new project on civil and family conflict resolution in Colombia and Peru with a people-centered approach to justice
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) informs that it is in the initial phase of implementing the project “Civil and Family Dispute Resolution and its Effectiveness in Colombia and Peru,” in partnership with the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC). This is an unprecedented project, with a people-centered approach to justice, which will examine from a comparative perspective the efficiency of the…
JSCA begins the implementation of the Learning Communities Project on Strategic Criminal Prosecution in Mexico
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in partnership with DAI Global LLC under the USAID-funded ConJusticia program, will implement an innovative project to create learning communities on strategic criminal prosecution, investigation, litigation, criminal analysis and court management. JSCA will design the methodological and pedagogical route for the functioning of the learning communities, organize a program of six webinars with a collaborative and participatory…
JSCA meets with ambassadors, OAS Secretary General and agencies, and other allied actors in Washington, D.C.
JSCA’s Executive Director, Nataly Ponce Chauca, visited Washington DC to meet with a number of strategic actors, including Ambassador Frank Mora of the U.S. Mission to the OAS, Ambassador Hugh Adsett of the Canadian Mission to the OAS, Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS, representatives of cooperation agencies, civil society organizations, businesses, foundations, among other institutions, to discuss possible alliances within the framework of…
JSCA receives applications for its internship program
JSCA invites young professionals or students of law, administration, communications, graphic design, international relations, political science, sociology, information technology and other related areas to apply for the JSCA Virtual Internship Program. The Internship Program is an opportunity for young professionals and students to acquire knowledge and professionally develop in the field of justice in an organization of the inter-American system. The internship will be held…