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Open Data for Open Justice in Seven Latin American Countries

Open Data for Open Justice in Seven Latin American Countries

Sandra Elena, François van Schalkwyk
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522576693|ISBN10: 152257669X|EISBN13: 9781522576709
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch023
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Elena, Sandra, and François van Schalkwyk. "Open Data for Open Justice in Seven Latin American Countries." Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 460-481. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch023

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Elena, S. & van Schalkwyk, F. (2019). Open Data for Open Justice in Seven Latin American Countries. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 460-481). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch023

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Elena, Sandra, and François van Schalkwyk. "Open Data for Open Justice in Seven Latin American Countries." In Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 460-481. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch023

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Abstract

The study focuses on the openness of judicial data in seven countries in Latin America. The judiciary continues to be among the least willing institutions to implement policies on transparency and access to information, generally because of their conservative tradition and lack of accountability practices. The study adopted an exploratory design in order to analyze enabling country and judicial contexts for open data, as well as whether judicial data publication meets open data standards of accessibility, sustainability, re-usability and non-discrimination. Study results show that even though access to judicial information is increasing and that there is also an increase in transparency policies for the judiciary, the publication of judicial data in open formats is still infrequent. This research seeks to build a baseline for an initial measurement that can be compared with future measurements, so as to be able to evaluate progress made in Latin American judiciaries.

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