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President of SCJ says Judicial Branch seeks to de-judicialize administrative processes to decongest courts

President of SCJ says Judicial Branch seeks to de-judicialize administrative processes to decongest courts

The measure would benefit users to receive these services in an agile manner, saving time, resources and reducing steps to obtain such services The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Luis Henry Molina Peña, said that the implementation of a Law of De-Judicialization and Simplification of Administrative Procedures would reduce by approximately ... Read more

Judicial Branch undertakes recovery of Vela Zanetti murals  

The initiative is carried out together with the Ministry of Culture and will include the repair and conservation of other works of art located in the courthouses of the different Judicial Departments of the country The murals "La Concertación de la Paz" (between the native Tainos and the Spanish conquerors) and "La Creación de la Paz" (between the native Tainos and the Spanish conquistadors) will be repaired and ... Read More

TSA receives recognition from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for the sentence issued by TSA

The award recognizes those judgments issued in the Americas under the highest norms and standards of human rights and good practices, which have served to ensure access to justice and the effective enjoyment of human rights of migrants or persons subject to international protection The Superior Court of Justice of the Republic of Colombia ... Read more

Third Chamber of the SCJ reaffirms tax liability in customs matters materializes with the entry and exit of merchandise 

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established the jurisprudential criterion that the tax obligation originates from the realization of its generating fact, which in customs matters is materialized with the export and import of goods. By means of judgment No. SCJ-TS-22-0914 dated September 30, 2022, upon hearing the case, the SCJ established ... Read More

President of the SCJ assures transformation of the Judiciary lies in putting people at the center  

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and of the Judicial Power Council (CPJ), magistrate Luis Henry Molina Peña, said that the great transformation of the Judicial Power consists in putting people at the center of the administration of justice. Magistrate Molina Peña made the pronouncement during a meeting with 90 judges from the Judicial Departments of Santiago, Montecristi and Puerto Plata, the fourth of this year, during which he ... Read more

President of the SCJ expresses the application of the Law on the Use of Digital Media and the modernization it introduces in the Justice system is a source of pride for the country

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Justice Luis Henry Molina Peña, said Thursday that the implementing regulations of Law number 339-22 that enables the use of digital media in the Judiciary is a source of pride and progress for the country, because through this law, it creates the ... Read More

Dominican Judicial Branch carries out internship to exchange experiences on Citizen Participation in the Judicial Branch of the Kingdom of Spain 

A delegation from the Dominican Judicial Branch visited the Judicial Branch of Spain within the framework of the Project for the Development of a Citizen Participation Policy Model, with the purpose of learning about good practices implemented by this country in relation to this issue. The main objective of this project is to guarantee an open, accessible, accessible and accessible Judicial Branch, ... Read more

SCJ establishes requirements to prosecute special criminal defamation 

SCJ establishes requirements to prosecute special criminal defamation 

The Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice established the criterion that defamation through electronic, computer, telematic, telecommunications or audiovisual media is a special criminal offense that must be prosecuted as a public action infringement at private instance, where it is required as an essential requirement the substantiation as a process ... Read More

Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice approves regulations for the application of the Law on the Use of Digital Media in the Judicial Branch 

The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) approved the Regulations for the application of Law No. 339-22 that enables the Use of Digital Media in the Judiciary, a regulation that aims to implement and regulate technological tools in judicial and administrative processes in the face of the competencies of the judiciary, and the ... Read More