NATIONAL AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCESS
TO JUSTICE TO MEET IN COLOMBIA TO STRENGTHEN HEMISPHERIC LEGAL
COOPERATION IN THAT AREA
On
December 10 and 11, 2014, the Training Center of the Spanish Cooperation
Agency (AECID) in the Colombian city of Cartagena will be the venue for
the Technical Meeting of the Justice Ministries (REMJA) on Legal
Cooperation in Access to Justice. This event was planned at REMJA IX
with the purpose of exchanging information and experiences on access to
justice and formulating recommendations for strengthening hemispheric
legal cooperation in that area.
This meeting, which is being organized under the aegis of the
Inter-American cooperation process known as the Meetings of Ministers of
Justice or Other Ministers or Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA),
will be attended by the authorities responsible for leading access to
justice policies in the OAS member states and by representatives of OAS
agencies and other international organizations, civil society
organizations, the private sector, and academics whose work deals with
this topic.
Information will be exchanged on such matters as recent legal
developments in the field in different countries of the Americas,
dealing with such issues as alternative methods for resolving disputes
and institutions for bringing justice closer to the public, such as
integrated centers for justice and legal assistance. Presentations will
also be given on innovative programs and successful experiences with
using new technologies to facilitate access to justice, such as
connectivity tools for communications between parties and conflict
resolution, on-line legal services, videoconference hearings, electronic
notifications, and case electronic files.
Given the technical nature of the meeting and the quality of the guests
who have been invited to speak, each with direct, practical knowledge of
the topics to be addressed, it is expected that it will produce specific
recommendations for strengthening hemispheric legal cooperation in the
area of access to justice.
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