On September 12, 2022, JSCA’s Executive Director, Nataly Ponce, along with the Director of Technical Assistance, Open and Digital Justice, Cristian Hernández, and the Director of Studies, Gherman Welsch, held a meeting with the National Public Defender of Chile, Carlos Mora, his Chief of Staff Claudia Vergara and the Chief of Studies of the Ombudsman’s Office, Pablo Aranda. JSCA’s Executive Director presented the JSCA Strategic…
JSCA participates in the celebration of the 150 year IPPF anniversary celebration: Its contributions to the criminal justice and prison systems – Past, present and future
The President of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), Jenny Willier Murphy, participated today on behalf of JSCA in the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation’s 150th anniversary, which is celebrating the Foundation’s past, present and future contributions to criminal justice and prison systems. President Jenny Willier Murphy introduced JSCA and the institution’s mandate. In addition, she shared relevant…
JSCA WEEK 2022
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the JSCA Week 2022, which will take place from September 26 through September 30. Throughout the week, 10 virtual meetings will be held to discuss progress and challenges in civil and criminal justice reforms in the hemisphere. The meetings will be held by country for a dialogue focused on what has been achieved to date in…
JSCA invites to the Regional Meeting: Advances and Challenges of Civil Justice Reforms in the Americas
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), in partnership with the Judicial Branch of Peru, announces the “Regional Meeting: Progress and Challenges of Civil Justice Reforms in the Americas” organized with the purpose of establishing the state of progress, achievements and challenges at the regional level in civil justice reforms, highlighting the experiences of different countries of the Americas in the regulatory field and…
On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples JSCA calls for guaranteeing indigenous peoples’ access to justice
On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated on August 9, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) calls for the effective access to justice for indigenous peoples. JSCA highlights the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples as one of the great challenges faced by the States in the American continent. The development of a significant international standards…