Furthering Judicial Education: Proceedings of the Conference of Judicial Schools in Latin America Book

	Foreword
	Abstract
	Acknowledgments
	Furthering Judicial Education	3
	Toward Judicial Excellence	13
	Building a Strong Foundation for the Rule of Law	15
	Toward Equitable, Efficient, and Transparent Justice	16
	Promoting Judicial Education through Modernization	18
	Education and the Judicial Calling	20
	The Courtroom as Temple of Justice	23
	Ethics and Justice	33
	Judicial Conduct: Valuing Honor and Decorum	37
	Group 1: Maximizing the Potential of Virtual and Distance Education	45
	Background Paper: New Education Technologies and Methodologies	45
	Group 2: Achieving Excellence in Continuing Judicial Education	52
	Background Paper: Continuing Education for Judges and Magistrates - Needs and Programs	53
	Group 3: Using Education to Promote Efficiency in the Courts	58
	Background Paper: Judicial Training to Improve Case Management Efficiency	58
	Judicial Vocation	63
	The Judicial Decisionmaking Function	65
	Judicial Ethics and Human Behavior	69
	Judicial Education: A Key Component to Reform	75
	Judicial Independence as a Measure of Excellence	86
	The Global Development Learning Network	88
	List of Participants	91