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Henry Molina affirms that Judiciaries in the Region must be strong, updated and resilient 

Henry Molina affirms that Judiciaries in the Region must be strong, updated and resilient 

PANAMA CITY. - The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), Magistrate Henry Molina, participated this Thursday in the inaugural ceremony of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Central American and Caribbean Judicial Council (CJCC) being held in Panama, where he affirmed that, in order to promote the rule of law and the defense of the rights and freedoms of ... Read More

Judicial Council begins public consultation on the Regulations for the Implementation of the Judges' Performance Evaluation System(zas) 

The Judicial Council (CPJ) began public consultation on the proposed modification of the Regulations for the application of the performance evaluation system for judges; as part of this process, meetings will be held in the different Judicial Departments with all members of the Judicial Career, as well as with the community ... Read More

Countries of the Region discuss Electronic Evidence and Cybercrime in workshop organized by the National School of the Judiciary and the OAS 

As part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the National School of the Judiciary (ENJ), the academy held the Regional Workshop for Judges on Electronic Evidence and Cybercrime, an activity that aims to strengthen Justice in the digital area and analyze the challenges that this type of crime represents for the judiciary, as well as ... Read More

SCJ judge affirms that effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda is only possible with access to justice for all people 

"An effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is not possible without access to justice. To achieve this commitment the justice system must reach every person, protecting and defining inclusion processes to reduce poverty and achieve social peace." The statement is made by the magistrate ... Read more

National School of the Judiciary celebrates its 25th anniversary with various events 

The National School of the Judiciary (ENJ) celebrates the 25th anniversary of its foundation with a series of commemorative activities that highlight the work done by this academy in the training of judges, judges, public defenders, judicial servants and the legal community in general. The events included the celebration of the ... Read more

Lawyers from the Dominican Bar Association visit the Santiago Courthouse  

Representatives of the Palace of Justice and the Real Estate Registry of Santiago received in their facilities a delegation of the Dominican Bar Association (DBA), an organization based in New York, composed of legal professionals and law students who provide support to Latino members in that area. The meeting was organized by the National School of ... Read More

Dominican Republic's Judicial Branch obtains the Equal DR Seal in the Gold Category 

The Judicial Branch of the Dominican Republic obtained the Equalizing DR Seal for the public sector in the Gold category, making it the first justice administration institution to obtain the distinction in Central America and the Caribbean, which recognizes efforts towards equality between men and women. The Seal was presented to the ... Read more

Chile's Judicial Branch receives support from Chile for the implementation of the law on the use of digital media   

Within the framework of cooperation relations between the Dominican and Chilean Judiciary, a technical and inter-institutional agenda was exhausted with judges, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Public Defense, judicial technicians and other members of the legal community, in order to take advantage of best practices in digital judicial processing and other digital mechanisms of judicial cooperation... Read More

New Director of the National School of the Judiciary appointed  

The Judicial Power Council (CPJ) appointed Ángel Brito Pujols and Ellys Coronado Pérez as director and deputy director of the National School of the Judiciary (ENJ), respectively, in its ordinary session number 24-2023. The Council made the appointment after obtaining the results of the internal and external public competition held for the positions of director and deputy director of the ... Read More

Spanish expert argues that legal communication must strike a balance between explanation and technicality 

As part of the efforts made by the different judicial systems to ensure that the sentences issued by their courts reach the population in clear language, the Dominican Judicial Branch organized several academic conferences with the Spanish expert Cristina Carretero González, who stated that when it comes to legal communication, a clear language must be used in order for the sentences issued by the courts to ... Read more