Washington, D.C.—A new report, published today by advocacy groups the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), details how the implementation of a new, independent National Prosecutor’s Office will play a critical role in strengthening Mexico’s troubled criminal justice system.
This file contains the English translations of several articles from AportesDPLF 17 focusing on the selection of high court justices and judicial independence.
This report examines the selection process for Guatemala's attorney general, noting that increased regulation over this process does not mean less arbitrariness.
This report, titled Guidelines for a transparent and merit-based system for the appointment of high-level judges, examines judicial selection processes across Latin America.
Even after several decades of judicial reforms and international assistance for judiciaries, judicial independence, transparency, and more in general, the quality of the administration of justice in Central America still leave much to be desired. A variety of initiatives have been undertaken, and a lot of money has been invested—without tangible results. This indicates that it is necessary to think out of the box as regards approaches to improve judicial independence in Central America.
This report, titled Selecting the very best: The selection of high-level judges in the United States, Europe and Asia, is a comparative study of judicial appointment practices across the globe.
The following is a review of how judges are selected in the United States and in a cross-section of European and Asian countries. The focus is upon the process for selecting the judges for the “Supreme” or highest court in each jurisdiction.
