Chapter 4: Case Studies Related to Training of Arbiters in Election Complaints of political rights. Internal trainings have included diplomas in political and strategic analysis, courses on judging with a gender perspective, seminars on addressing electoral theses and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, John Rawls’ theory of justice and democracy and workshops on the new role of judges in Latin America. In-house training projects also include postgraduate programs designed to train professionals in Electoral Law. In 2009, the CCJE offered Specialization in Electoral Law and Masters in Law programs jointly with the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The CCJE also provided a Specialty in Electoral Justice program through an in-house modality until 2009. From 2010 onwards it has been taught as a distance learning module to meet the demands of electoral officials throughout the country. Much like in external training, all specialists involved in internal training as well as the courses themselves are evaluated by participants with standardized forms. The information obtained helps in deciding how to program future courses. CCJE also changed the format of delivery for most courses offered internally. Instead of podium lectures to an audience, most of the training activities for officials of the Electoral Court are given at conference tables so that both the speaker and the participants are at the same level, and can therefore keep an ongoing dialogue that encourages the interchange of knowledge. Conclusion Adequate training ensures that judges and arbiters possess the knowledge and skills required to efficiently adjudicate electoral challenges and complaints. Throughout its work as a trainer on electoral complaints adjudication, the TEPJF has acquired considerable experience in organizing seminars for both Mexican and foreign judges and arbiters. While developing and implementing these programs, the Electoral Court has learned both from its successes and its failures. Democracy has reached different levels of consolidation in every country; therefore training seminars must take a several factors into consideration. One of the crucial elements that must be kept in mind in the creation of 177