https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/123456789/32 2026-04-20T09:38:23Z https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/5637 Judicial Government Independence and Strengthening of the Judiciary in Latin America Binder, Albeto; González Postigo, Leonel; Mokritzky, Javier; Vargas, Juan Enrique; Ramos, Ana María; Monterroso, Javier; Poletti Adorno, Alberto Judicial government is an essential issue for consolidating Latin American democracies. Conceptually defining and empirically exploring it and how the Judiciary works in different nations is a fundamental task for guaranteeing both the legitimacy of judges in the performance of their duties and, more importantly, the fair impartation of citizens’ rights. The discussion of judicial government should include a political aspect, which addresses the independence of the Judiciary from other public entities and interest groups and should also consider the operational aspect of the organization and actions of judges from the perspective of the strengthening of their functional autonomy, and the transparency and objectivity of the rules regarding the selection, appointment and promotion of judges in the judicial career. 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/5613 Gobierno Judicial Independencia y fortalecimiento del Poder Judicial en América Latina Mokritzky Javier, Argentina; Vargas Juan Enrique, Chile; Ramos Ana María, Colombia; Monterroso Javier, Guatemala; Poletti Adorno Alberto, Paraguay Este libro se rescata un tema de la mayor relevancia social e institucional, que inició su inserción en la agenda pública a inicio de los años ‘90, pero que, dadas las coyunturas específicas de cada uno de los países y del continente como un todo, no ha logrado consolidarse como piedra maestra de la democratización. El esfuerzo aquí presentado de retomar y actualizar este debate, en especial desde la perspectiva de los países que han tenido más dificultad en distinguir en los Poderes Judiciales sus funciones de gobierno y sus funciones jurisdiccionales, o han estado bajo la presión sea de la opinión pública, sea de intereses privados, o de los integrantes de los Poderes Ejecutivos o Legislativos, enmarca el compromiso del Centro de Estudios de la Justicia con la visión integral y sistémica respecto al perfeccionamiento de los sistemas de justicia latinoamericanos. Lo estudios de caso de los cinco países aquí presentados (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala y Paraguay), como también el estudio inicial del informe, son el punto de partida para que jueces, juezas, académicos y ciudadanos puedan poner foco en la importancia que representa un Poder Judicial fuerte, transparente y eficiente para los países de América Latina. 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/378 Seminario Interamericano: Justicia y Gobernabilidad Democrática Este documento contiene una síntesis de los temas abordados y opiniones vertidas en el Seminario sobre Justicia y Gobernabilidad democrática, organizado por el Ministerio de Justicia de Chile y el Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Américas, y patrocinado por la Organización de Estados Americanos y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile. https://biblioteca.cejamericas.org/handle/2015/332 Governing Board Accountability: Competition, Regulation and Accreditation Judith C. Areen This article examines the three primary ways in which the governing boards of American colleges and universities are held to account: (1) competition; (2) regulation, including state nonprofit corporation laws, tax laws, and licensing laws; and (3) accreditation. It begins by tracing how lay (meaning nonfaculty) governing boards became the dominant form of governance in American higher education. It argues that governing boards provide American institutions of higher education with an exceptional degree of autonomy from state control and that, together with the shared governance approach that gives faculties primary responsibility for academic matters, they have been a vital factor in producing the leading system of higher education in the world. The article concludes with recommendations for improving board oversight including avoiding the reputational harm caused by excessive compensation or conflicts of interest, recognizing that the public expects the nondistribution constraint to be extended to such academic goods as admissions and graduation requirements, and understanding the risk posed by increased government control of accrediting bodies. ; Reseña: This article examines the three primary ways in which the governing boards of American colleges and universities are held to account: (1) competition; (2) regulation, including state nonprofit corporation laws, tax laws, and licensing laws; and (3) accreditation. It begins by tracing how lay (meaning nonfaculty) governing boards became the dominant form of governance in American higher education. It argues that governing boards provide American institutions of higher education with an exceptional degree of autonomy from state control and that, together with the shared governance approach that gives faculties primary responsibility for academic matters, they have been a vital factor in producing the leading system of higher education in the world. The article concludes with recommendations for improving board oversight including avoiding the reputational harm caused by excessive compensation or conflicts of interest, recognizing that the public expects the nondistribution constraint to be extended to such academic goods as admissions and graduation requirements, and understanding the risk posed by increased government control of accrediting bodies.