In the framework of the 50th regular session of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), held in Santiago de Chile, headquarters of the organization, on 15 and 16 December 2022, the Board of Directors elected Councilor Maria Victoria Rivas (Paraguay), as the new president of the international organization, and Councilor Benjamin Berger (Canada), as the new vice-president, both for the period 2023-2024. The…
Access to justice from a gender and intersectional perspective: The most urgent challenges and experiences related to combatting inequality and discrimination in access to justice in the Americas
. Over 110 people including representatives of government institutions, Chilean police entities (detectives, police officers and members of the country’s prison service), justice institution operators, members of inter-governmental agencies, civil society, students and academics participated in a space organized to exchange experiences and challenges related to access to justice for women from an intersectional perspective. The event was organized by the Justice Studies Center of…
JSCA holds working meetings in Argentina with the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, the National General Public Defender, the Council of the Judiciary of Buenos Aires, the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, INECIP, Unidos por la Justicia, and AJUFE
From October 17-20, 2022, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) was in Buenos Aires for the International Seminar “The Implementation of the Accusatory System in the Federal Criminal Justice System in Argentina,” organized in partnership with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the United States Embassy in Argentina. As part of the visit to Buenos Aires, JSCA Executive Director…
JSCA launches the International Seminar: Gender Equality in Access to Justice from an Intersectional Approach
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the International Seminar: Gender Equality in Access to Justice from an Intersectional Approach, to be held on November 14, 2022, from 8:30 am to 1 pm, in a hybrid format: in-person (Hotel Pullman, Roger de Flor 2770, Las Condes, 7550179, Metropolitan Region, Chile) and online (JSCA’s YouTube channel). The Seminar, held in the framework of the…
OAS Member States elected two new members to the JSCA Board of Directors
On October 7, 2022, the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded its 52nd General Assembly, held in Lima, Peru, in which the Member States elected Nicolás Soler, from Argentina, and Cecilia Barrios, from Guatemala, as new members of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA). The Board of Directors is JSCA’s highest body and is integrated by seven professionals…