COURSE 10:

THE ART OF ARBITRATION AND JUDGING

The purpose of this training is to train judges through advanced accusatory topics regarding their procedural functioning. These issues have to do with his accusatory role as arbiter and judge. Through this advanced training, the judge will better understand his accusatory role in order to better learn how to evaluate and judge the processes.

Target Population:

Judges

(54 reviews)

(60 students)

PowerPoint Presentations

Required

Comparative Law and Criminal Procedure—Measuring Up; Kim R. Lindquist; United States; 2024

(This book, in effect, bridges the Author’s experience between the criminal justice systems of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Eastern Hemisphere. Moreover, it contains new developments in measuring the probative strength of cases and facts.)

Optional

The Elusive Rule of Law; Kim R. Lindquist; United States; 2021.

(As already noted, this book essentially constitutes the English version of the material otherwise presented in the Spanish publications as these relate to the comparative rule of law analysis.)

The Peril—from Colombia to Kabul; Kim R. Lindquist; Fulton Books, United States, 2020

(By means of the Author’s personal experiences over the years as a Federal  Prosecutor and international legal consultant, this work addresses the danger of bureaucracy—the sacrifice of institution in favor of institution preservation—as the same applies to governments, private entities, and citizens  otherwise. The book makes specific reference to the social phenomenon of the transition of criminal justice systems to the accusatory form as an aspect of the bureaucracy phenomenon.)

Supporting Materials

Document 1

The Futility of Training Accusatory Litigation Techniques within the Mixed/Inquisitorial Context;
~ Kim R. Lindquist; October 10, 2018 ~

Document 2

The Ideal Profile of the Prosecutor of the Military/Police Criminal Justice in Transition to the Accusatory;
~ Kim R. Lindquist; June 13, 2019 ~

Document 3

Techniques of Litigation;
~ Kim R. Lindquist; November 22, 2020 ~

Lessons

The Art of Refereeing and Judging

Art, Technique and Process

The Art of Investigation

The Art of Litigation (for prosecutors)

The Accusatory Model and its Constituent Institutions

The Art of Litigation (for defense attorneys)

Bureaucracy and Penal Systems

Tests

During and at the end of the module recipients will be required to take and successfully pass rigorous written and oral style exams.

Certification

Upon successful completion of all exams related to the module, the student will be certified with respect to the subject addressed.