Case study: Open Justice in Buenos Aires

It is estimated by the Task Force for Justice that 5.1 billion people fall into ‘The Justice Gap’, those who cannot access justice, of whom the majority are women and children, disabled people, poor people, and people from ethnic minorities. Also revealed was the grave truth that global justice systems — the judicial and legal structures, their protocols and processes — are a contributor to these inequalities, and the justice gap cannot be closed by focusing justice reform on traditional approaches, tools, buildings and institutions, nor individual cases. Instead, structural and systemic problems must be targeted and transformed, what the Task Force call ‘a transformation in ambition’. Justice reformers around the world are starting to transform justice systems. On the international level, there has been a commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 16, which seeks ‘peaceful and inclusive societies’ and ‘access to justice for all’; and point 16.7 states specifically to ‘ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels’.  <a href="https://medium.com/updating-democracy-rebooting-the-state/case-study-open-justice-in-buenos-aires-c010cbf41e03">Learn More</a>