2019
JURIST PROJECT AND CAJO HOST 6TH BIENNIAL MEETING
Belize – October 31 – November 2, 2019
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Judiciary Must be Committed to Human Dignity
The judiciary, while needing to discharge its role in specific times and context can only be a judiciary worthy of its name, if its pronouncements are underpinned by core values that are cemented in its commitment to the dignity of the human being and the
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JURIST PROJECT AND CAJO HOST 6TH BIENNIAL MEETING
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is assisting the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) in hosting its 6th Biennial Conference which will be held in Belize City, Belize from October 31 – November 2, 2019 under the theme “Judicial Integrity – The Pathway
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GENDER EQUALITY PROTOCOL INTRODUCED IN BELIZE’S COURT SYSTEM
Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin addressed the judiciary this morning at the Radisson Hotel. The CJ was among several notable speakers at the gathering on gender equality protocol which is part of a larger initiative through the JURIST project to ensure that gender equality is practiced
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LADY JUSTICE & MAN JUSTICE
Addressing gender based violence in the social sphere through campaigns, policies and workshops is only one part of the process, dealing with such cases at court is also very important. And the Belize Judiciary along with UN Women and the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers
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JURISTS AND GENDER
Since June of 2016, we’ve been telling you all about reform efforts that Belize’s Judiciary has been trying to implement to improve on inefficiencies in the system. It’s all under an initiative called the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening project, or “JURIST” for short. It’s
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A GENDER SENSITIVE TRAINING FOR THE JUDICIARY
Today, the members of the judiciary were away from the courts, as they converged at the Radisson for a training workshop to strengthen the courts in Belize and the rest of the Caribbean. The workshop is organized by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project
MODEL GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF SEXUAL OFFENCE CASES
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the judiciary of Jamaica launched the Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region. The launch was held on Friday, November 24, 2017 at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaica was
