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…

Regional Conference: three events on the strengthening of judicial independence in the Americas

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in alliance with various institutions, announces the Regional Meeting: Strengthening Judicial Independence in the Americas, to be held on October 11, 12 and 13, 2022, online, at 4 p.m. Chilean time. During this three-day meeting, JSCA will promote dialogues with justice operators from Judicial Branches (panel on October 11), Public Prosecutor’s Offices (panel on October 12) and…

Regional Conference: three events on the strengthening of judicial independence in the Americas

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in alliance with various institutions, announces the Regional Meeting: Strengthening Judicial Independence in the Americas, to be held on October 11, 12 and 13, 2022, online, at 4 p.m. Chilean time. During this three-day meeting, JSCA will promote dialogues with justice operators from Judicial Branches (panel on October 11), Public Prosecutor’s Offices (panel on October 12) and…

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JSCA holds International Seminar “The Implementation of the Adversarial System in the Federal Criminal Justice System in Argentina”.

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in partnership with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) agency of the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), announce the International Seminar “The Implementation of the Adversarial System in the Federal Criminal Justice System in Argentina”. Download…

JSCA holds a meeting with the Bolivian Minister of Justice

On September 15, 2022, JSCA’s Executive Director Nataly Ponce and JSCA’s Director of Technical Assistance, Open and Digital Justice, Cristian Hernández, held a virtual meeting with the Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency of Bolivia, Iván Lima. JSCA presented the JSCA Strategic Plan 2022-2026, emphasizing the five priority issues defined. In addition to his good opinion of JSCA’s work in the region, Minister Lima stated…