CPG and the International Open Justice Network (RIJA) are moving their cooperation on open justice and judicial reform into a more concrete phase, linking comparative exchange between Latin America and the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific with country-specific reform processes, beginning with Thailand.

In a recent online meeting, CPG Director Henning Glaser and Senior Program Officer Duc Quang Ly continued discussions with Dr. Álvaro Herrero, Executive Coordinator of RIJA and Director General at the Council of the Magistracy of the City of Buenos Aires, and José Pablo Vargas Cubillo, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Costa Rica and an open justice practitioner within Costa Rica’s judiciary.

Both bring extensive experience in judicial reform and open justice. Dr. Herrero has worked on judicial reform, open government, transparency, and institutional innovation across Latin America and beyond, while José Pablo Vargas has been closely involved in open justice and open-data initiatives within Costa Rica’s judiciary.

At the center of the cooperation is a shared interest in strengthening the democratic quality, openness, and responsiveness of justice systems and making reform experiences across regions productive for one another.

CPG and RIJA intend to advance their cooperation on two mutually reinforcing levels: regionally, through comparative exchange between Latin America and the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific; and nationally, by engaging with concrete reform processes and country-specific opportunities.

As a first initiative, CPG and RIJA agreed to jointly organize two webinars examining the Open Government Partnership (OGP), open government, and their implications for justice-sector reform from Thai and broader Asian perspectives, drawing on comparative experience from Latin America and the Caribbean and beyond.

Thailand provides a timely setting. Having joined the OGP in January 2026, the country is developing its first National Action Plan. In parallel, Thailand’s OECD accession process is advancing a wider reform agenda around integrity, transparency, accountability, access to information, citizen participation, and responsive public institutions.

While OGP and OECD operate through distinct frameworks, their reform agendas intersect with core concerns of open justice. Together, these processes offer an opportunity to situate judicial openness within Thailand’s broader transformation of public governance and explore how comparative experience can support reform while remaining responsive to Thailand’s legal, political, and administrative context.

We greatly value our continuing cooperation with Álvaro Herrero, José Pablo Vargas Cubillo, and RIJA and look forward to the upcoming webinars, further joint initiatives, and sustained cross-regional exchange.