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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)
- Journal of the Western Legal Community (2023)
- Effective Criminal Defense with a Gender Perspective in Latin America (2022)
- Autonomy of the Public Criminal Defense Office (2021)
- Issue No. 7 “Journal of the Western Legal Community”. Article “Circumstantial evidence and its connection to the presumption of innocence in the Guatemalan criminal process” (2021)
- Penitentiary Systems and Criminal Enforcement in Latin America. A regional perspective and options for addressing the issue (2021)
- Journal No. 23 “Judicial Systems, A Perspective on the Administration of Justice (Criminal Analysis)”. Article “Latin American Experiences: Guatemala” (2020)
- Issue No. 3 “Journal of the Western Legal Community”. Article “On Electronic Notifications in the Guatemalan Criminal Process” (2019)
- Adversarial Criminal Justice in Latin America: Towards Conflict Management and the Strength of the Law (2018)
- Strategic Criminal Prosecution (2016)
- Latest trend in criminal procedure reform in Guatemala (2015)
- Journal No. 18 “Judicial Systems. A comprehensive perspective on the administration of justice (The New Hearing Management Offices)”. Article “Relevant issues of criminal case management by hearing in Guatemala” (2014)
- Evaluation of the Impact of the New Fiscal Management Model of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala (2014)
- Publication Studies on Preventive Detention (2011)
- Journal No. 15 “Judicial Systems. A perspective on the administration of justice (Criminal Investigation – Judicial Structure)”. Article “State of affairs of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Guatemala. Critical assessments and challenges” (2008)
- Monitoring Criminal Procedure Reforms: studies, publications and dissemination (2007)
- General Instructions on Criminal Prosecution Policy (2006)
- Journal No. 11 “Judicial Systems. A comprehensive perspective on the administration of justice (Justice and Corruption)”. Dossier “The Inter-American Convention against Corruption and the crimes foreseen. Adaptation and criminal norms by the signatory countries (Guatemala)” (2006)
- Comparative Study of Judicial Reforms in Latin America (2006)
- Empirical studies of the Criminal Procedure Reform, Update Monitoring Project: study, publication and dissemination (2006)
- Criminal Procedure Reform and Indigenous Peoples (2006)
- Update of follow-up studies of criminal procedure reforms (Bolivia, Costa Rica and Guatemala) (2005)
- Reforms to criminal justice and indigenous peoples (2005)
- Criminal judicial statistics for Guatemala (2005)
- Proposals for reforms to the Guatemalan Code of Criminal Procedure (PDF, 3 Mb) (2004)
- Study on Gender and Criminal Procedural Reforms (2004)
- 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, Judicial Statistics, CSO Network (2003)
Reform of Civil and Family Justice
Judicial Independence and Integrity
- Independence of justice operators in the Americas. Regional situation and challenges for democratic defense (2023)
- Judicial Governance, Independence and Strengthening of the Judiciary in Latin America (2019)
- 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
- Journal No. 25 “Judicial Systems. A comprehensive perspective on the administration of justice (Judicial management from practice)”. Article “Development of the Judicial Office in Guatemala” (2025)
- Issue No. 7 “Journal of the Western Legal Community”. Article “Law in Guatemala: Historical Analysis and Current Perspectives” (2021)
- Publication “Judicial Governance: Independence and Strengthening of the Judiciary in Latin America” (2018)
- Judicial management of the new civil courts (2018)
- Publication “The judicial management of the new civil courts” (2018)
- Issue No. 19 “Judicial Systems. A comprehensive perspective on the administration of justice (Administration of Justice and Crimes Against Humanity)”. Article “The investigation process of the Rios Montt case in Guatemala” (2015)
- Journal No. 18 “Judicial Systems. A comprehensive perspective on the administration of justice (The New Hearing Management Offices)”. Reviews “Evaluation of the impact of the new Fiscal Management Model of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala” (2014)
- Report on the implementation of the new organizational model of the prosecutor’s offices in Guatemala – 2011 (2011)
- Research “Implementation of the Audience Management Model in Guatemala” (2010)
- Report on Justice in the Americas 2008 – 2009 (2008)
- Journal No. 12 “Judicial Systems. An integral perspective on the administration of justice (Other justices)”. Article “Small claims justice in Guatemala. Mobile Justice of the Peace Courts” (2007)
- 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. 1 “Judicial Systems. A perspective on the administration of justice (Crisis in judicial training?)”. Dossier “Judicial Training in America (Guatemala)” (2002)
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)
- Generation of judicial information, monitoring of programs supporting judicial reforms in Guatemala (2009)
- Version 5 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2009)
- Version 4 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2008)
- Version 3 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2007)
- Criminal judicial statistics for Guatemala (2007)
- Version 2 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2006)
- Civil society monitoring of the implementation of the Quebec Action Plan: Guatemala Report (2004)
- Judicial indicators for Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico (2004)
- Version 1 of the Internet Judicial Information Accessibility Index (IAcc) (2004)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
- Guide for the Implementation of Alternative Mechanisms to the Judicial Process to Promote Access to Justice (2016)
- Arbitration: a productive agreement
- Reconciliation
- Journal No. 2 “Judicial Systems. An integral perspective on the administration of justice (Alternative dispute resolution)”. Dossier “Alternative dispute resolution in America (Guatemala)” (2002)
Access to justice, vulnerable groups and gender
- Victims without a gag (2007)
- Violence against women: Treatment by the criminal justice system of Guatemala (2004)
- Indigenous Justice and Judicial Reforms (2004)
- Juvenile criminal responsibility systems in Latin America (2001)