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ABA ROLI Eases Ecuador’s Transition from Inquisitorial to Adversarial Trial System
Prosecutors, police and judges in Ecuador are praising a recent criminal law training on the country’s new adversarial trial system. This positive response from the participants underscored the ABA Rule of Law Initiative’s (ABA ROLI) success in bridging systemic change with public education in rule of law promotion. More »»
Ecuador Criminal Justice Project Holds Mock Trial Training for Prosecutors, Police, and Judges
During the first two weeks of October 2007, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative’s Latin America and Caribbean Division is holding trainings for prosecutors, police, and judges in four cities in Ecuador. The trainings include a mock trial emphasizing the necessity of close collaboration between police and prosecutors in building a successful case and the independence of the judiciary. These two key elements of adversarial criminal justice systems have not been part of the traditional approach to cases in Ecuador. More »»
US State Department Honors Rule of Law Initiative-trained Ecuadorian Prosecutor
The State Department recently honored Lucy Blacio, a veteran of several ABA Rule of Law Initiative trainings, by naming her a 2007 Hero Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery. Blacio, an Ecuadorian prosecutor, is one of eight worldwide heroes named in the 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.
Northwestern Law Students Visit Ecuador, Study Judicial System
A group of Northwestern University School of Law students recently spent two weeks in mid-March observing the Ecuador Criminal Justice Project in Quito. Their visit, beginning March 12, was one stop on a larger tour studying the legal issues of foreign countries as part of the International Team Project program.
ABA Assists Ecuadorians in Modernizing Criminal Procedures
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative has recently started a criminal justice reform project in Ecuador to promote ongoing criminal justice system reforms and to train prosecutors, judges and national police to work in a mixed accusatorial and inquisitorial justice system. The goal of the project is for Ecuador to have a well-trained group of prosecutors, judges and police who will not only be effective in their own roles within the administration and enforcement of justice, but will also be able to replicate their learning and pass it on to others.
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