- Pre-Trial Detention and Due Process: Combating Systemic Abuse
The extensive and often abusive use of pre-trial detention is a chronic problem in the region, directly violating the principles of presumption of innocence and necessity. Research can focus this issue through the Inter-American standards too.
- Research Questions proposeanalyse national laws and practices on pre-trial detention in conflict with the IACtHR's strict requirements of exceptionality, proportionality, and brevity (Chaparro Álvarez y Lapo Íñiguez vs. Ecuador)? What alternative measures are most effective, and what are the political and institutional obstacles to their implementation?
- The Digitalization of Justice: New Frontiers for Due Process
The rapid adoption of technology in judicial processes (e.g., virtual hearings, electronic case management, AI for risk assessment) presents novel challenges and opportunities for due process.
- Research Questions pretends analysehow the digitalization of courts affect the right to a public hearing, access to evidence, and the lawyer-client relationship. What new due process guarantees are needed to prevent "digital discrimination" and ensure fair trial rights? How can the principles of transparency and other be maintained when using algorithmic systems?
