There are valuable lessons to be learned and opportunities to be had from every disaster. This was the view of the Honourable Mme. Justice Dame Janice Pereira, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC). She was speaking at the Canadian funded, Judicial Reform
On Monday January 21, 2019, the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaboration with the High Court of Justice in Antigua and Barbuda created history when it officially opened the Sexual Offences Model Court (SOMC). Located in St. John’s, Antigua the SOMC is
One of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project’s objective is to improve the capacity of judicial officers to use a gender perspective in their adjudication of family law and gender-based violence cases. With this is mind, the JURIST Project partnered with the Caribbean
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in partnership with the Antigua and Barbuda High Court held consultations on May 14, 2018 with the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association (ABBA) on the Sexual Offences Model Court. Twenty members from ABBA, including the President, Mr. Lenworth Johnson and the Vice-President, Ms.
Ms. Anika Gray, Gender Specialist and Regional Project Coordinator with the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project, made a presentation at the Conference on “Gender Equality, Inclusive Governance and the Law: Aligned for a Better World” which was held from January 22-23, 2018 in
The 5th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) concluded on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Renaissance Resort Curaçao & Casino in Willemstad, Curaçao. Hosted by the Judiciary of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire,
The Honourable Sir Marston Gibson, Chief Justice of Barbados has expressed gratitude to the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project for facilitating a collaborative workshop that brought together all stakeholders of the justice sector. He was addressing participants at the opening ceremony of the
This communiqué is issued by the Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Reform of the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project. The JURIST Project is a five year regional Caribbean judicial reform initiative funded under an arrangement with the Government of Canada. The Project is
