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Escuela Judicatura launches second edition of "Constitutionalization of Criminal Procedure".

Escuela Judicatura launches second edition of "Constitutionalization of Criminal Procedure".

Escuela Judicatura launches second edition of "Constitutionalization of Criminal Procedure".

The National School of the Judiciary (ENJ) launched the second edition of the book "Constitucionalización del Proceso Penal", which consists of 13 chapters developed in co-authorship with 11 outstanding authors of the Ibero-American judicial field and which will be available in digital format free of charge through the ENJ Virtual Library. During the presentation of the book, held as a posthumous tribute to Judge Altagracia Norma Bautista, who was an important part of the work of ... Read More

SCJ establishes that the Public Prosecutor's Office has the power to file paternity denial lawsuits

By judgment No. 1464/2021 of the First Chamber of this High Court, it is established that the Public Prosecutor's Office may file a lawsuit in ignorance of paternity when it identifies that the welfare of the minor is in danger. SANTO DOMINGO (DR) - The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established by judgment No. 1464/2021, dated May 26, 2021, that the Public Prosecutor's Office has the right to file a ... Read more

Judicial Branch has vaccinated 62.89% of its personnel and maintains Covid-19 prevention protocol.

From the moment the presence of COVID-19 was announced in the country, the Judiciary established a prevention, monitoring and assistance plan for employees, which included the identification and sending home of vulnerable personnel due to health preconditions, vaccination against influenza and massive orientation through the channels of the Judicial Branch, as well as ... Read more

CPJ orders the provisional publication of the Judicial Classification of Judicial Officers

The Council of the Judiciary in its ordinary session 021-2021 of today, decided that this June 18 the Judicial Scale will be provisionally published; so that judges can know, review, observe and make proposals for corrections or modifications to the instrument within a period of two weeks. Once this period has elapsed, ... Read more

Judicial Branch and UNICEF launch course on the protection of the rights of children and adolescents

Judicial Branch and UNICEF launch course on the protection of the rights of children and adolescents

The course seeks to generate a reflection on the evolution of the principles and fundamental contents of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine at the Latin American level 30 years after its approval, especially in the area of violence. The President of the Supreme Court of Justice and ... Read more

SCJ judge assures that work is being done to improve access to justice for people with disabilities

SCJ judge assures that work is being done to improve access to justice for people with disabilities

  Judge Nancy I. Salcedo Fernandez said that the use of non-exclusive and non-discriminatory language will be promoted, in addition to the architectural adaptation of spaces to improve access to judicial offices. The Judiciary has a policy of equality for persons with disabilities, and in this sense, awareness strategies are being developed for judicial servants, in order to achieve a better accessibility to the judicial offices.

Judicial Branch begins process to implement ISO 9001 Quality Standard

Implementation of iso quality standard

The process of implementation of this standard consists of several stages that will cover from May of this year until March 2022, where internal and external audits will be made, as well as preparation of personnel to achieve the certification of the Quality Standard. The Judicial Branch began this Tuesday the process of ISO 9001:2015, which aims to implement a new Quality Standard for the ... Read More

Judicial Council and Real Estate Registry sign agreement with Inposdom

Judicial Council and Real Estate Registry sign agreement with Inposdom

The agreement is aimed at reinforcing the logistical capacities of the Judicial Power Council and the Real Estate Registry to strengthen the provision of justice services to users. The Judicial Power Council (CPJ) and the Real Estate Registry (RI) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Dominican Postal Institute (Inposdom), with the objective of establishing the general bases to carry out the services provided to the users of the Dominican ... Read More