Iberoamerican justice responsible for promoting social development – Terra Peru

The new secretary general of the Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Justice (COMJIB) Arkel Benitez said today that want to join “the justice agenda for social development” as the best way to reach citizens.

The Ministers of Justice of Latin American countries elected last May the Guatemalan Benitez new head of the Conference which brings them during a meeting in the Dominican Republic and today the presentation ceremony took place in Madrid, before ambassadors Latin American countries, Spain and senior judicial officials.

In his speech, Benitez warned that simple regulatory changes on justice in countries at risk of being swept from a “stroke” the next change of government, so he bet because changes involving greater proximity to citizens.

“The motto is: legal certainty for prosperity,” said the new head of the COMJIB, who previously held positions in the Ministries of Justice and Interior of Guatemala.

Among its projects for the four-year rule he mentioned the desire to promote the creation of an Ibero-American Court to judge the illegal trafficking of cultural property and the COMJIB obtain a “certificate” to be partner other institutions.

Benitez was in favor of doing studies on the needs of citizens in justice, know what their main concerns and meet the cost of access to justice.

In the presentation took part the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), Rebeca Grynspan, who agreed with Benitez in the judicial cooperation of these countries gained new boom after the plenary of May, because in the Dominican Republic a new operating rules COMJIB and budget approved until 2017, among other agreements.

Grynspan said the challenges are to address common transnational violence and crime and cybercrime and protecting the environment and cultural heritage.

Many Latin Americans perceive the lack of security as the main cause for concern, said Grynspan to emphasize the need to work on that line.

The event also spoke Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala, who stressed the importance of “shared work” between Latin American countries and hoped that justice is a public service.

“We have to promote the modernization of justice, crime prevention, combating organized crime and facilitate the reintegration of prisoners,” Catala said, with the final idea of ​​creating a common space of freedom, security and justice.