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Criminal Chamber of the SCJ considers discrimination to be key to the crime of gender-based violence 

Criminal Chamber of the SCJ considers discrimination to be key to the crime of gender-based violence 

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) is of the opinion that the criminal type of violence against women is configured when there are discriminatory behaviors against women, and in the illegitimate intention of the perpetrator to reproduce in women a stigma based on concepts of inferiority, subjugation and subjugation, as well as the ... Read More

Judicial Branch presents significant achievements and accomplishments for Gender Equality in the year 2023 

Justice Nancy I. Salcedo Fernández, judge of the Supreme Court of Justice and coordinator of the Commission for Gender Equality of the Judiciary, presented the accountability report for the year 2023, in which she highlighted the progress made in gender issues in this branch of the State and the challenges to be taken on ... Read more

CPJ awards national winners of the Ibero-American Judicial Ethics Contest  

The Judicial Power Council (CPJ) awarded the first and second place winners at the national level of the XVII International Essay Contest on the Ibero-American Code of Judicial Ethics, under the theme: "Judges, new technologies and ethics". At the ceremony, headed by Magistrate Henry Molina, President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic, ... Read More

SCJ reaffirms that the award for damages in real estate matters must be proportional to the damage suffered  

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) is of the opinion that, in the event of an award of damages before the real estate courts, the amount of the award must be adjusted to the damage suffered with the exercise of the reckless legal action, depending on the litigation that seizes the court that issued the judgment... Read More

Directors of Judiciary Schools in the DR and Spain highlight advantages of AI for the transformation needed in justice systems 

The directors of the National School of the Judiciary of the Dominican Republic and the School of the Council of the Judiciary of Spain, Ángel Brito and Jorge Jiménez Martín, respectively, agreed that the incursion into Artificial Intelligence is a skill that should be developed by similar academies in the region, understanding that these ... Read More

Magistrate Henry Molina values the press' contribution to society's understanding of the role of the Judicial Branch 

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Magistrate Henry Molina, valued the role of the Dominican professional press, stating that it contributes greatly to the pedagogy of justice so that citizens can understand the role of the Judiciary, while describing the work of journalists as "a great contribution to the ... Read More

SCJ launches public consultation on Judicial Branch Data Protection Policy 

The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice approved to submit to a public consultation process the draft of the Data Protection Policy of the Judiciary, which establishes the criteria to proceed to the dissociation or anonymization of personal data that are not strictly necessary in the decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice... Read more

Criminal Chamber of the SCJ establishes jurisprudential criteria on the crime of smuggling of migrants and human trafficking 

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) is of the opinion that the illegal smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons can be configured with the realization of only one of the behaviors that configure and describe this criminal offense. This crime is described in articles 1, literal f and 2 of the Criminal Code.... Read more

SCJ Judge and Director of Government Ethics affirm that Law on the Use of Digital Media protects fundamental rights 

Justice Justiniano Montero Montero, judge of the Civil and Commercial Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), and the Director General of Ethics and Government Integrity, Dr. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, agreed that data protection and the principle of human dignity are very well conceived and protected in the law of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), and ... Read More

Justice sector entities jointly launch Pilot Strategy for Access to Justice for Victims of Gender-Based Violence 

This initiative seeks to facilitate coordination and collaboration between justice institutions, the Ministry of Women and civil society, to strengthen the response of the justice system to these cases Five justice sector institutions and civil society, in a joint articulation effort, launched in Santiago the pilot experience of ... Read More