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Second Meeting: Lima, Peru – March 1 – 3, 1999 A. Justice Studies Center of the Americas With a view to the establishment of the Justice Studies Center envisioned in the Plan of Action of the Second Summit of the Americas; and taking into account the different legal systems in the Hemisphere, it is decided: 1. That the objectives of the center will be to facilitate: a. The training of justice sector personnel; b. The exchange of information and other forms of technical cooperation; c. Support for the reform and modernization of justice systems in the region. 2. That a group of government experts, open to participation by all delegations, will be formed to: a. Prepare draft by-laws; b. Prepare a work plan; c. Identify public and/or private institutions working in this area; d. Establish appropriate links with international organizations in order to secure the necessary technical support for the Center’s operations. 3. That the Center’s work plan, in the initial phase, will focus on criminal justice matters. 4. That the group of experts shall conclude its work before September 21, 1999. 5. To request that the OAS provide the necessary support for the work of the group of experts. Third Meeting: San José, Costa Rica – March 1-3. 2000
Justice Studies Center of the Americas REMJA III: The Third REMJA: 5.1 Welcomes the establishment of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas; the adoption of its Statute; and the election of its Board of Directors by the General Assembly of the OAS, fulfilling a mandate of the Second Summit of the Americas; 5.2 Takes note of the recommendations contained in the Report of the First Meeting of the Board of Directors, held in Washington, DC on February 24 and 25, 2000; 5.3 Decides that the site for the Justice Studies Center of the Americas be Santiago, Chile, exercising the authority assigned to the REMJA under the Statute of the Center and bearing in mind the recommendation made by the Board of Directors. The Third REMJA thanks the governments of Argentina, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay for their offers to provide a site for the Center and invites them to contribute their experience and technical skills in supporting the work entrusted to the Center. The Third REMJA recognizes the role that institutions such as that proposed by the Government of Argentina and other governments may play in this regard; 5.4 Urges the member states and Permanent Observers of the OAS to contribute voluntary funds to finance the Center’s activities, in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Statute of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas; 5.5 Encourages the Board of Directors to proceed with preparation of its rules of procedure; early signature of a Headquarters Agreement with the Government of Chile; preparation of a draft work plan for the Center; and appointment of its Executive Director; 5.6 Requests that the General Assembly of the OAS approve the appointment of the person proposed by the Board of Directors as Executive Director of the Center, pursuant to Article 6 of the Statute of the Center in order to ensure that it can begin activities as soon as possible; 5.7 Invites the Board of Directors to give due consideration to the conclusions and recommendations of the Third REMJA in developing the Center’s work plan and its activities, as provided for in Article 12 of its Statute. Fourth Meeting: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
March 10-13, 2002 REMJA-IV recommends: 1. Expressing its satisfaction that the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA) has successfully launched its activities and is carrying out major projects to support the modernization of justice in the region, and welcoming the 2001 Annual Report and the 2002 Work Plan presented by CEJA. 2. Requesting CEJA to provide technical studies to the meeting of governmental experts on mutual legal and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, taking into account its consultations with the different actors in this field. 3. Urging CEJA to make available to the Network on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters the work that is being done with institutions in the judicial sector associated with it, and to make necessary efforts to cooperate with the Network as efficiently as possible. 4. Reaffirming the need for various states of the region to support the work of CEJA by making the necessary voluntary contributions as soon as possible to allow the institution to carry out its mandate. 5. Requesting CEJA to provide training to the OAS member states within its mandate and the framework of available financial resources. 6. Urging the multilateral financing institutions to support implementation of the initiatives of this meeting. Fifth Meeting: Washington D.C. – April 28-30, 2004
V REMJA decides: 1. To express its appreciation to the JSCA Board of Directors and Executive Director for the initiative that they have shown during the initial steps of the Center’s work in the area of criminal justice, and in giving form to the vision of a regional center of justice sector experts established by the Heads of State in Santiago, Chile. 2. To congratulate the Center for its successful implementation of Internet sites and online publications, which are being consulted frequently, and for the development of an important comparative study of standards and practices of criminal procedure that will contribute to improving the performance of the region’s justice sector. 3. To express satisfaction for the efforts made to include member states in the Center’s programs and activities in spite of the wide range of interests and institutions involved and lack of funding. 4. To ask the Center to include the conclusions and recommendations of REMJA in its plans of action in keeping with the objectives established in the Center’s statutes. The member states will provide the resources needed in this area. 5. To ask the center to organize a working group or process that includes member states and other donors in order to develop a plan to finance JSCA that will be considered by VI REMJA in keeping with the mandate of the Third Americas Summit. The process should be carried out regardless of the voluntary contributions that member states are to make in keeping with the Center’s statutes, which were approved by the OAS General Assembly. 6. To approve the renewal of the term of the Executive Director agreed to by the JSCA Board of Directors, in keeping with the organization’s statutes, in a special session held January 5, 2004 in Santiago, Chile. 7. To ask that the Center continue to support efforts to strengthen internal justice systems in order to improve the national contexts in the area of mutual judicial assistance and cooperation in the hemisphere. Sixth Meeting: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
April 24-26, 2006 REMJA expresses its satisfaction with the Report on Judicial Systems in the Americas 2004-2005, prepared and presented by the Justice Studies Center of the Americas, and requests the Center to continue contributing to the processes of reform and strengthening of the criminal justice systems of the Member States, through its activities of research, evaluation, dissemination, training and technical support. In this regard REMJA urges the Center to continue publishing the above mentioned Report.
JUSTICE STUDIES CENTER OF THE AMERICAS (JSCA) 1.Recognize the efforts and activities of CEJA reflected in its Report of Activities and encourage the Center to continue its valuable work. 2. To recognize that the Funding Plan presented by the Center at the request of REMJA V envisions a program of suggested voluntary contributions by Member States. 3. To recommend that this proposed plan of voluntary contributions be presented for consideration at the next regular session of the OAS General Assembly, taking into account that the voluntary contributions by Member States are indispensable to fund the Center’s basic costs. 4. To request that the Center include in its work plan additional activities contemplated by the REMJA, to the extent that additional resources are provided for such activities. |
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