The Canadian-funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project will convene its 8th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting on Thursday June 4, 2020 from 10 am to 12:30 pm. The Meeting will be held virtually due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. At the Meeting, the
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is continuing to monitor the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on CARICOM Member States and the worldwide community. Based on international projections, it is expected that the pandemic and/or its effects may continue for some time
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project together with the Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project and supported by Global Affairs Canada will host a two-day lessons learned reflective session from February 4-5, 2020 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in Collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will host a joint Public Education and Engagement Working Group (PEEWG) meeting on January 17 and 20, 2020 at the
The Judicial Education Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (JEITT) will be supported by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in conducting a two-part training workshop for judicial officers from the Trinidad and Tobago judiciary on gender sensitive adjudication. The first part of the
The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project will participate in the UNDP’s Caribbean Regional Judges’ Consultation on Assessment of Needs in the Criminal Justice System in the Caribbean which will be held on November 7, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The Canadian-funded Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project is a part- sponsor of the Eminent Caribbean Jurists Series, which seeks to recognise and honour the contribution of Caribbean Jurists to international law and to educate and inspire the new generation of young lawyers. The
Survivors of rape and sexual abuse have accused police officers and medical examiners of being dismissive and rough when interacting with them—causing them to relive their trauma, perceiving them to be lying and sometimes leading to them not pursuing their complaints. This was the word
