{"id":124,"date":"2025-06-11T01:49:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T01:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixelcode.site\/ceja\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:27:13","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"124\" class=\"elementor elementor-124\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f769c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08f769c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b7140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"e6b7140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About CEJA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539a7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"539a7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commitment and experience in the transformation <br>of justice systems in the Americas<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06167a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06167a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1097eb4 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1097eb4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e36a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"e8e36a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"319\" class=\"elementor elementor-319\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0163d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd0163d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-38dbc3c\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-320\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/about-us\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">About us<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18065\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/institutional-value\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Institutional value<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/ceja-strategic-plan-2022-2026\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">CEJA strategic plan 2022\u20132026<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-330\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/board-of-directors\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Board of directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"subopcion menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/former-board-members\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Former board members<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"subopcion menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/resolutions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Resolutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18067\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/executive-directorate-and-staff\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Executive directorate and staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/former-executive-directors\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Former Executive Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18068\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/ceja-key-milestones\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">CEJA key milestones<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18066\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/institutional-documents\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Institutional documents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-38dbc3c\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-320\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/about-us\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">About us<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18065\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/institutional-value\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Institutional value<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18064\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/ceja-strategic-plan-2022-2026\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">CEJA strategic plan 2022\u20132026<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-330\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/board-of-directors\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Board of directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"subopcion menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/former-board-members\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Former board members<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"subopcion menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-392\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/resolutions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Resolutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18067\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/executive-directorate-and-staff\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Executive directorate and staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-19566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/former-executive-directors\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Former Executive Directors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18068\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/ceja-key-milestones\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">CEJA key milestones<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18066\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/institutional-documents\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Institutional documents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005f7df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"005f7df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad862b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ad862b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b0ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48b0ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) is an intergovernmental entity specializing in the justice systems of the hemisphere, created by the Organization of American States (OAS).  &nbsp;\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49243b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49243b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">CEJA has technical and operational autonomy and, according to its statutes, its objectives are:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Strengthening human capacities through the training and specialization of justice operators.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Promote the exchange of information and technical cooperation between the countries of the continent.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">To support the reform and modernization processes of justice systems in the Americas.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ee050 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88ee050\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af94b27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af94b27\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f002ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f002ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e003f elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-rounded elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"69e003f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"iconcj iconcj-pencil-cj\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCreation\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841cc21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841cc21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d03f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d03f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEJA was created on November 15, 1999, by the OAS General Assembly through Resolution AG\/RES. 1 (XXVI-E\/99).<br \/>In this way, the Foreign Ministries of the Member States fulfilled the Action Plan of the Second Summit of the Americas (1998) and the recommendations of the Meeting of Ministers of Justice or other Ministers, Attorneys General, or Prosecutors General of the Americas (REMJA).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc594d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dc594d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9117f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab9117f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1de34d elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-rounded elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f1de34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"iconcj iconcj-justice-cj\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Do We Do? \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1f158 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c1f158\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed90ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed90ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEJA promotes innovation, cooperation, and knowledge exchange among countries in the hemisphere regarding justice. Its main functions are:<\/p><ul><li>Collect and disseminate information on national experiences of judicial modernization and reform.<\/li><li>To conduct research, comparative analysis and specialized studies on justice, and to facilitate their dissemination in the Americas.<\/li><li>Strengthening human capacities through training and professional development programs aimed at justice operators.<\/li><li>Promote academic and technical exchange, disseminating teaching methods, model curricula and support materials for judicial training.<\/li><li>Disseminate information about courses, seminars, scholarships and training programs.<\/li><li>Support international cooperation efforts aimed at strengthening justice systems in the hemisphere.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c620ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c620ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e361cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e361cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed26972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed26972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nosotros_interna_1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nosotros_interna_1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nosotros_interna_1-300x300.jpg 300w, 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