The Justice Studies Center of the Americas is launching a competition designed to measure the impact of civil procedure reforms on the practice of law in the region in the context of the program “Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America,” which JSCA is developing with the support of Global Affairs Canada. The goal … Read more
What is the reality of security and justice in Latin America and the Caribbean? How much does crime cost people? Can prosecutor’s offices and the police be more efficient? These are just some of the topics addressed in the new publication by the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and Universidad Alberto Hurtado entitled … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Universidad Alberto Hurtado (UAH) Law School present a new Spanish-language publication entitled Trial by Jury in Chile: A Pending Discussion for Strengthening the Adversarial Criminal Justice System and Its Public Legitimacy. The study was written by JSCA Training Director Leonel González, UAH Law Professor Rafael … Read more
The fifth version of the Inter-American Training Program on Civil Justice Reform was launched at an event that featured the participation of Executive Director Jaime Arellano and staff members from the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA). The program is being organized by JSCA and developed in the context of the project “Improving Access … Read more
JSCA presents the new publication “CEJA-JSCA ® Working Paper. Technology, Criminal Proceedings, Hearings and Oral Trial” The document, which was developed by judges, academics and experts in technological developments, seeks to provide an initial basis for discussion in order to approach solutions to address the challenges posed by the situation of Covid-19. It weaves together … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Institute for Comparative Studies in the Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP) present a new issue of Judicial Systems Journal. The main topic of the issue is criminal analysis in the region’s public prosecutor’s offices based on perspectives and experiences from over 10 countries. Issue 23 … Read more
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Working Group on Feminisms and Criminal Justice of the Institute for Comparative Studies in the Criminal and Social Sciences (INECIP) present the qualitative research study, “Exploratory study on justice system practices around cases of gender violence in the Buenos Aires justice system: Protective measures and … Read more
The first case of a person infected with the COVID-19 virus in Latin America was reported at the end of February 2020. A few days later, during the month of March, justice systems began to develop mechanisms that would allow them to protect the health of their employees, operators, the parties to cases and anyone … Read more
Over the past few years, legal needs surveys have gained momentum as a specialized tool for studying legal conflicts and barriers to access to justice. They can be used to obtain evidence that can in turn inform the design of public policies on access to justice. In essence, legal needs surveys are considered ideal tools … Read more
JSCA is heeding the calls made by government officials from throughout the region to stay at home and help stop the spread of COVID-19. Despite the global pandemic, we believe that it is important to continue to carry out our mission of promoting discussions and experiences related to justice system reform in Latin America. As … Read more
