"WE ARE AN OPEN COURT"
The Criminal Court, Offenses and Misdemeanors No. 13 Buenos Aires, by Maria
Lorena Tula del Moral has a YouTube channel and a Twitter account where
explain and inform the public about court decisions. Monday 06 May 2019. It
was an experience that began three years ago. Judge Maria Lorena Tula del
Moral, in charge of Criminal Offenses and Misdemeanors No. 13 trial in the
city of Buenos Aires, decided to implement "a policy of open justice and
Language course because the goal is that citizens understand the decisions
judges, both written and oral decisions, "said the judge. "The idea of
open justice is to be a channel of communication with the public," he
added. The experience is in line with open government policies that are
deployed from the Open Justice program, the Ministry of Justice and Human
Rights of the Nation leading German Garavano. This program is within the
Axis Institutional Transparency and the fight against corruption Justice
collaborative platform 2020. In this context, the ministry signed
agreements with public agencies and civil society organizations and the
Open Data Portal of Argentina Justice. The court has a YouTube channel and
a Twitter account (@ jpcyf13). It is wide and varied information they
publish. "We are an open court. This information helps us to implement
internal improvements and goals to achieve, "explained Tula del Moral. The
court has a team of about ten people who, in addition to exercising the
typical functions of a court, are responsible for implementing the tools of
access to justice for citizens. On the one hand, it has a "repository" with
a Google Drive where lawyers, prosecutors and defenders can access footage
of the cases pending and the agenda of the hearings, decisions and
judgments of the court . On the other hand, educational videos in the
channel are published so that citizens know their rights and guarantees,
the composition of the members of the court and its curriculum and tastes
as well as accountability and management reports. The resolutions are
published in an open format so that citizens can reuse the information
published by the court. From orders or judgments, to explanatory videos
with illustrations on the functioning of Buenos Aires judiciary and its
agencies as well as the distinction of crimes: for example, what is the
difference between a misdemeanor, an offense and a crime. Innovation and
technology in the context of a judiciary little affection to technological
changes, the Buenos Aires court of Tula del Moral is no exception. The
judge explained that "this new way is to intensify the work in relation to
citizenship education, highlighting the importance of responding to the
demand that the community of issues that appear as technical or exclusive
of legal knowledge presenting a plain and comprehensible manner" . Tula del
Moral concluded that "this election guide northern work and its impact
forces continue to deepen the path through the exercise of thinking, expand
and modernize the connecting links between citizens and the judiciary,
seeking to build legitimacy in social demands ". "We are two courts that we
started this process of transparency and we hope you can join this
initiative," the judge closed summoning their national peers and locals.
They are already thinking about the implementation of opinion polls and
notifications QR code. A digital art judged.
Lorena Tula del Moral has a YouTube channel and a Twitter account where
explain and inform the public about court decisions. Monday 06 May 2019. It
was an experience that began three years ago. Judge Maria Lorena Tula del
Moral, in charge of Criminal Offenses and Misdemeanors No. 13 trial in the
city of Buenos Aires, decided to implement "a policy of open justice and
Language course because the goal is that citizens understand the decisions
judges, both written and oral decisions, "said the judge. "The idea of
open justice is to be a channel of communication with the public," he
added. The experience is in line with open government policies that are
deployed from the Open Justice program, the Ministry of Justice and Human
Rights of the Nation leading German Garavano. This program is within the
Axis Institutional Transparency and the fight against corruption Justice
collaborative platform 2020. In this context, the ministry signed
agreements with public agencies and civil society organizations and the
Open Data Portal of Argentina Justice. The court has a YouTube channel and
a Twitter account (@ jpcyf13). It is wide and varied information they
publish. "We are an open court. This information helps us to implement
internal improvements and goals to achieve, "explained Tula del Moral. The
court has a team of about ten people who, in addition to exercising the
typical functions of a court, are responsible for implementing the tools of
access to justice for citizens. On the one hand, it has a "repository" with
a Google Drive where lawyers, prosecutors and defenders can access footage
of the cases pending and the agenda of the hearings, decisions and
judgments of the court . On the other hand, educational videos in the
channel are published so that citizens know their rights and guarantees,
the composition of the members of the court and its curriculum and tastes
as well as accountability and management reports. The resolutions are
published in an open format so that citizens can reuse the information
published by the court. From orders or judgments, to explanatory videos
with illustrations on the functioning of Buenos Aires judiciary and its
agencies as well as the distinction of crimes: for example, what is the
difference between a misdemeanor, an offense and a crime. Innovation and
technology in the context of a judiciary little affection to technological
changes, the Buenos Aires court of Tula del Moral is no exception. The
judge explained that "this new way is to intensify the work in relation to
citizenship education, highlighting the importance of responding to the
demand that the community of issues that appear as technical or exclusive
of legal knowledge presenting a plain and comprehensible manner" . Tula del
Moral concluded that "this election guide northern work and its impact
forces continue to deepen the path through the exercise of thinking, expand
and modernize the connecting links between citizens and the judiciary,
seeking to build legitimacy in social demands ". "We are two courts that we
started this process of transparency and we hope you can join this
initiative," the judge closed summoning their national peers and locals.
They are already thinking about the implementation of opinion polls and
notifications QR code. A digital art judged.