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Guide and Protocol for Dignified Treatment favor inclusion in the Judicial Branch  

Guide and Protocol for Dignified Treatment favor inclusion in the Judicial Branch  

The Judiciary applies the Guide to Decent Treatment for Access to Justice and the Protocol for LGBTIQ+ persons, persons with disabilities and migrants approved by the Judicial Council, in accordance with an inclusive justice system that guarantees the dignity of persons. The general objective of the Guide is to provide judges, magistrates ... Read More

Henry Molina reaffirms commitment to protecting women's rights in situations of inequality and vulnerability 

The presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Justice made the pronouncement while speaking on behalf of the global institutions that obtained the Gold Seal of Approval, the Dominican Judicial Branch being the first in the world to achieve the recognition The presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) and of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic, ... Read More

Judicial Branch brings services to almost 60 thousand people with the inauguration of the Courthouse in Jarabacoa 

The Judicial Power inaugurated this Monday the Jarabacoa Courthouse, which will provide service to a population of 56,803 people and will decongest the cases of the Judicial Department of La Vega, which until now provided service to the entire area. The new courthouse has courts of first instance (with full jurisdiction), courts of first instance (with full jurisdiction), courts of first ... Read more

Henry Molina assures transnational crime threatens institutional integrity and society 

PANAMA. - The president judge of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republic, Henry Molina, assured that transnational crime directly affects the structures and rules of the Rule of Law, constituting a threat to the integrity of the institutions "and the security of our societies".Magistrate Molina, who also serves as the Secretary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Dominican ... Read more

Civil Chamber of the SCJ establishes criteria on contractual liability and force majeure exonerating circumstance 

The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) is of the opinion that force majeure or fortuitous event is an exemption of liability in contractual matters when an event beyond the control of the debtor, which could not be reasonably foreseen during the conclusion of the contract and whose effects cannot be avoided, prevents the debtor from ... Read More

Presiding Judge SCJ highlights as a priority of the PJ the protection of the rights of women in situations of inequality   

The presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Henry Molina, said that the Judiciary has the obligation to ensure compliance with the law and the protection of women's rights in situations of inequality and vulnerability, and recalled that "promoting the dignity of people is not a slogan. ... Read more

Brasilia Rules Commissioners vindicate commitment to eliminate obstacles to access to justice for the most vulnerable 

Brasilia Rules Commissioners vindicate commitment to eliminate obstacles to access to justice for the most vulnerable

The Follow-up Commission for the Brasilia Rules belongs to the Ibero-American Judicial Summit, of which the Dominican Judicial Branch holds the pro tempore secretariat for the period 2023-2025 The Follow-up Commission for the Brasilia Rules issued a speech on Wednesday to commemorate the 16th anniversary of this norm, in which the Dominican Judicial Branch ... Read More