TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE An important strategy when modifying the practices of civil justice system operators involves providing technical assistance to countries. A key element of this process is reaching robust institutional agreements that allow technical assistance to be provided. For example, Costa Rica’s Supreme Court established an institutional agreement to generate two manuals on practical skills related to oral civil proceedings for judges and attorneys, respectively.…
Training-us
TRAINING The Training Area is one of the main areas of JSCA’s work. Our teaching programs are aligned with the institution’s mission and strategic objectives. In the context of the project financed by Global Affairs Canada (GAC), training provided continuity for the empirical research on areas in which civil justice systems needed to develop or improve their work. JSCA uses its training courses or programs…
Research and Publications-us
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS In the context of the project “Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America,” a series of studies were conducted using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The goal was to generate knowledge and distribute the research performed freely. As such, the publications have been added to JSCA’s Virtual Library and distributed in print form. One key area of JSCA’s work is the development…
Intership-us
OSGOODE INTERNSHIP Between 2017 and 2021, 12 people from Latin America completed internships at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada as part of the project on access to justice. Each of them has positioned themselves as key stakeholders in judicial operation instruction and as experts on the topics that they explored during their internship. The internship process achieved the goal of integrating…
Activities by Country-us
ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY The activities developed in the context of the project “Improving Access to Civil Justice in Latin America” are presented below by country. The goal of each of them was to promote more equitable and efficient justice for all. ARGENTINA International Seminar: “Current discussions of civil justice reform in Latin America,” 2016. Inter-American Training Program on Civil Justice Reform (PIC). Publication: Development and…