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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.

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

Presidente de la SCJ aboga por un cambio cultural en el sistema de justicia

Presidente de la SCJ aboga por un cambio cultural en el sistema de justicia

La III Edición del Congreso Internacional de Estrategia Legal (CIEL-2021), el cual reúne a expertos internacionales de la comunidad académica y profesional de las distintas áreas del derecho, tiene como principal objetivo incentivar la investigación y la generación de conocimiento en el campo de la estrategia legal.  El presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia (SCJ) y del Consejo del Poder … Leer más

PJ presents impact of Judicial Management System improvements on the justice system

Judges and employees of this institution, presented the progress and operation of this management system, which they believe is key to the service and will affect the continuous improvement and standardization of the justice system. The Judicial Branch held a workshop on the Judicial Management System for judges, magistrates and public servants of this ... Read more

CPJ President calls for discontinuation of judicialization of birth certificate processes

CPJ President calls for discontinuation of judicialization of birth certificate processes

The Judicial Power Council (CPJ) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement together with other governmental and international entities for the timely and late registration of births in the Dominican Republic. The president of the CPJ, Magistrate Luis Henry Molina Peña, requested that the possibility of promoting legal reforms that allow for the de-judicialization of birth certificate processes be evaluated. Molina Peña was speaking during the signing of the Agreement ... Read More

Magistrate Sarah Veras highlights the work of the Judiciary during international seminar

Magistrate Sarah Veras highlights PJ's work during international seminar

The judge of the Second Chamber of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the Judicial Department of Santo Domingo and coordinator of the Gender Subcommittee of that province, magistrate Sarah Veras Almánzar, stressed that the Dominican justice system continues to work to eliminate any barrier that limits access to vulnerable people. She insisted that the first contact of the victim with the justice system is vital to achieve the justice system's ... Read More

Senate Justice Committee and the Judiciary build bridges to expedite draft legislation

Senate Justice Committee and the Judiciary build bridges to expedite draft legislation

The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of the Senate of the Republic, chaired by Senator Antonio Taveras Guzman (Santo Domingo Province), received this Wednesday the visit of the President of the Judiciary, Luis Henry Molina Peña, who headed a high-level delegation. The purpose of the meeting was to build a permanent bridge of communication between the ... Read More