From its inception, the CAJS has fully embraced its mandate to supporting Caribbean judiciaries. Its tailored national and regional interventions have helped courts and court users to address issues ranging from access to justice and cybersecurity, to court performance, policy development and judicial and legal training in the use of technology.
The CAJS employs a holistic approach to technology implementations. Alongside its technical expertise, the Agency brings process reengineering, change management, competency mapping, economic analyses, stakeholder outreach, public education, and sometimes, when needed, even diplomacy to its engagements. Its focus goes beyond the basic technical concerns of commercial solutions providers, to address root cause issues.
In addition to its targeted human capacity building initiatives, the Agency is constantly developing innovative, regional-minded solutions in response to a dynamically changing Caribbean landscape.
To execute its mandate, the CAJS team includes respected jurists, legal practitioners, technologists, researchers, and advisors, that is reflective of the diversity, creativity and intellectual capacity of the region. It has also been able to take advantage of a cadre of volunteer experts to amplify its capacity to deliver region-wide services.
Regional Team
The Agency taps into the significant capacity of the Caribbean, based in the region and throughout the diaspora.
These connections allow the CAJS to draw on an international network of partners to ensure that its local solutions continue to be built to world-class standards. CAJS also focuses on internal capacity building, provide its technical, administrative and outreach teams with a range of technical and non-technical training, including its Justice, Technology and Caribbean Society, Access Justice and Conversations with Caribbean Leaders courses.
Regional Membership
The institutional membership of the CAJS reflects this vision for an integrated, inclusive approach to Justice Sector modernization.
Institutional membership is available to the judiciaries through their heads of judiciary; Attorneys General as heads of the public bar; the legal academic community including the council of legal education and heads of its agencies; the private and public bar, through the presidents of the respective bar associations; the heads of specialized courts and tribunals; the heads of the police and prison services within the region; and representatives of the private sector and civil society.
