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SCJ establishes that criminal judge may apply principle of constitutional proportionality without departing from article 382 of the CPP

SCJ establishes that criminal judge may apply principle of constitutional proportionality without departing from article 382 of the CPP

SCJ establishes that criminal judge may apply principle of constitutional proportionality without departing from article 382 of the CPP

The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice established the criterion that the strict mandate of the part in fine (at the end) of Article 382 of the Penal Code, which establishes a closed sentence of 20 years of major incarceration, may be reduced by the judge based on the constitutional principles of proportionality and harmlessness, without ... Read More

Magistrate Danilo Caraballo highlights transformation of Dominican justice system

Magistrate Danilo Caraballo highlights transformation of Dominican justice system

The transformation has made judicial servers more responsive, as well as more efficient by optimizing time. It also avoids relocations by facilitating remote work. It respects health measures by avoiding contagions, facilitates the handling of documents and allows better use of physical space. The acting president of the Civil Chamber ... Read more

SCJ establishes that the existence of a pending litigation on registered rights does not justify the annulment of an adjudication judgment.

SCJ establishes that the existence of a pending litigation on registered rights does not justify the annulment of an adjudication judgment.

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice by means of judgment No. 2063/2021 dated July 26, 2021, established that the existence of a pending litigation on registered rights does not justify the annulment of an adjudication judgment and the existence of a preventive annotation registered by virtue of that procedural situation does not confer to its beneficiary the ... Read More

Judicial Department of San Juan de la Maguana handled 12,568 requests to the courts during the first half of the year

Judicial Department of San Juan de la Maguana handled 12,568 requests to the courts during the first half of the year

The Judicial Department of San Juan presented a report on the progress made in the management of the courts during the period January-June 2021. During the first semester of this year, the report shows that a total of 12,568 requests were handled, which has always maintained an overall average of 100% response to the requests of the ... Read More

The "Yo me apunto a la virtualidad" program has had a positive impact on more than 800 lawyers.

The "Yo me apunto a la virtualidad" program has had a positive impact on more than 800 lawyers.

In the course of this month of August, other training will be provided to legal professionals from the judicial departments of Montecristi and Nagua.The Judicial Branch announced that around 801 lawyers were trained in the training and technological habilitation program "Yo me apunto a la virtualidad" at a national level, which aims to create an accessible, inclusive justice system and guarantor of the independence of the judiciary ... Read More

ENJ launches the book "Constitutionalization of Civil Procedure".

ENJ launches the book "Constitutionalization of Civil Procedure".

This activity, which was held virtually and on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the ENJ, was attended by high court and civil judges, as well as jurists, academics and other special guests The National School of the Judiciary (ENJ) launched the second edition of the book "Constitutionalization of the Civil Process", authored by prominent national and international judges and jurists, which was published in ... Read more

Public Consultation August 2021

We invite you to participate in the public consultation of the new proposal for the modification of the Resolution that will establish the Regulations that Organize the Judicial Ranking System and the System for the Provision of Judicial Positions, in order to receive observations and recommendations on its content. The public consultation of this document will be in effect for a period of ... Read more

SCJ establishes the scope of the sanctioning power in Law No. 358-05 General Law for the Protection of Consumer or User Rights.

SCJ establishes that the existence of a pending litigation on registered rights does not justify the annulment of an adjudication judgment.

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice established in its ruling dated June 30, 2021, that the granting of sanctioning powers to the public administration is a matter reserved to the law, "that is to say, that our Magna Carta has created as a citizen guarantee that it is the law that establishes or ... Read More

Magistrate Elena Berrido highlights Santo Domingo's NNA Jurisdiction facilitates access to justice for minors

Magistrate highlights Santo Domingo's NNA Jurisdiction facilitates access to justice for minors

The Judiciary has taken important steps to facilitate the access of minors to the justice system, by making their rights prevail in situations of conflicts and legitimately protected interests that could be affecting them. The statement was made by Magistrate Elena Berrido Badía, presiding judge of the Court of Appeals for Children and Adolescents of Santo Domingo, during the ... Read More