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Antigua y Barbuda
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Argentina
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Bahamas
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Barbados
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Belice
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Bolivia
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Brasil
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Canadá
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Chile
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Cuba
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Dominica
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Ecuador
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El Salvador
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Estados Unidos
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Granada
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Guatemala
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Guyana
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Haití
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Honduras
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Jamaica
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México
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Nicaragua
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Panamá
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Paraguay
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Perú
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República Dominicana
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San Cristóbal y Nieves
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San Vicente y las Granadinas
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Santa Lucía
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Surinam
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Trinidad y Tobago
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Uruguay
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Venezuela
Experience and Impact by States
Commitment and experience in transforming the justice systems of the Americas
Studies, Research, and Publications
Find here the studies that the Justice Studies Center of the Americas.
Reform of Criminal Justice and Penitentiary Systems
- Challenges for the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Latin America (2023)
- Effective Criminal Defense with a Gender Perspective in Latin America (2022)
- Penitentiary Systems and Criminal Enforcement in Latin America. A regional perspective and options for addressing the issue. (2021)
- A representative study on the right to be heard in Ecuador in the face of criminal procedural reforms. (2020)
- Adversarial Criminal Justice in Latin America: Towards Conflict Management and the Strength of the Law (2018)
- Evaluation of the Criminal Procedure Reform in Ecuador (2015)
- Problems related to complex crimes in Ecuador (2012)
- Report on the experiences of Latin American countries in the investigation of complex crimes (2012)
- Orality in the pre-trial stages: the experience of the city of Cuenca in Ecuador (2010)
- Precautionary Measures Programs: Experiences in balancing presumption of innocence and citizen security. (2010)
- Publication: Studies on Pretrial Detention and Results of the Inter-American Seminar. (2009)
- Report on the State of Pretrial Detention in Ecuador (2009)
- Challenges of Pretrial Detention in Criminal Procedure Reform. (2008)
- Monitoring Criminal Procedure Reforms: studies, publication and dissemination. (2007)
- Criminal Procedure Reform in Ecuador. Experiences of Innovation (2007)
- Issue No. 14 “Judicial Systems. A perspective on the administration of justice (Preventive Detention)”. Debate “The situation of preventive detention in Latin America. The cases of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador” (2007)
- Report on Compliance with the Mandates of the Summits of the Americas. (2006)
- Empirical Studies of the Criminal Procedure Reform Update Monitoring Project: study, publication and dissemination. (2006)
- Consulting services for the design of an integrated criminal justice model in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. (2006)
- Challenges of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Latin America (2006)
- Orality in the pre-trial stages: the experience of the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. (2006 )
- Inter-American Training Program for Trainers in Criminal Procedure Reform (2nd version). (2005)
- Comparative report on the evaluation of the Criminal Procedure Reform from a Gender Perspective (First phase: Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala) (2004)
- Gender and criminal procedure, Monitoring criminal procedure reforms, Training of justice operators, CSO Network. (2003)
- Second phase of the follow-up study of criminal procedural reforms. (2002)
- The Public Defender’s Office in Ecuador
- Guideline No. 1: Collection of regulatory information and system configuration: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras
- Guideline No. 1: Description of applicable criminal procedure: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras
- Guideline No. 1: International regulations and incorporation of international treaties into domestic law: Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras
Reform of Civil and Family Justice
- Comparative study of civil procedural codes in Latin America (2020)
- Comparative Study on Civil Procedural Reforms in Latin America (2020)
- Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America (2019)
- Contributions to a dialogue on access to justice and civil reform in Latin America (2013)
- Foundations for a Reform of Civil Justice. (2008)
Judicial Independence and Integrity
- Independence of justice operators in the Americas. Regional situation and challenges for democratic defense (2023)
- Efforts to increase judicial independence and impartiality in Latin America (2016)
- Guidelines for promoting judicial independence and impartiality: Initiatives to improve judicial independence in Latin America: A comparative perspective (2002)
Government and Judicial Management
- 1st technical assistance to the Council of the Judiciary of Ecuador: review of the draft law of the Judicial Code of Ethics (2021)
- 2nd technical assistance to the Council of the Judiciary of Ecuador: review of Ecuador’s open justice plan (2021)
- Advising the Judicial Council of Ecuador on procedural reform (2012)
- Public Defense Management Model in Ecuador (2010)
- The Public Defender’s Office: an institution that balances justice (2010)
- Proposal for an organic design for the implementation of the public criminal defense in Ecuador in the initial stages prior to trial (2009)
- Journal No. 14 “Judicial Systems. A comprehensive perspective on the administration of justice (Preventive Detention)”. General Notes “Challenges and perspectives for the Public Defender’s Office in Ecuador” (2008)
- Report on Justice in the Americas 2008 – 2009 (2008)
- Report on Justice in the Americas 2006 – 2007 (2007)
- Report on Justice in the Americas 2004-2005. (2004)
- Report on Justice in the Americas 2002-2003. (2003)
- Journal No. 5 “Judicial Systems. A perspective on the administration of justice (Judicial management and court administration)”. Dossier “Comparative initiatives to improve Judicial Management (Ecuador)” (2003)
Judicial Information, Information Technologies and Transparency
- State of Justice in Latin America under COVID-19: General measures adopted and use of ICTs in judicial processes (2020)
- Publication Third Version of the Online Judicial Services Index, ISJL (2018)
- Version 10 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2016–2017)
- Publication of the Second Version of the Online Judicial Services Index, ISJL (2016)
- Version 9 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2014)
- Version 8 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2012)
- Version 7 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2011)
- Publication of the First Version of the Online Judicial Services Index, ISJL (2011)
- Version 6 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2010)
- Version 5 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2009)
- Report and basic data of the Ombudsman’s Office of Ecuador (2008)
- Version 4 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2008)
- Version 3 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2007)
- Version 2 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2006)
- Version 1 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2004)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
- Effective Criminal Defense with a Gender Perspective in Latin America (2022)
- Regional dialogue on access to justice and due process in the accusatory system . (2020)
- Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America (2019)
- Right of Access to Justice: Contributions to the construction of a Latin American body of knowledge (2017)
- Indigenous Women’s Access to Justice in Latin America (2010)
- Comparative report on the evaluation of the Criminal Procedure Reform from a Gender Perspective (First phase: Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala) (2004)
- Juvenile criminal responsibility systems in Latin America (2000)
- Effective Criminal Defense with a Gender Perspective in Latin America (2022)
- Regional dialogue on access to justice and due process in the accusatory system . (2020)
- Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America (2019)
- Right of Access to Justice: Contributions to the construction of a Latin American body of knowledge (2017)
- Indigenous Women’s Access to Justice in Latin America (2010)
- Comparative report on the evaluation of the Criminal Procedure Reform from a Gender Perspective (First phase: Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala) (2004)
- Juvenile criminal responsibility systems in Latin America (2000)