Tag: Argentine Supreme Court

• Monday, August 11th 2014 - 01:54 UTC

  Argentina/holdouts, a clash between 'global financial power and political power'

  

  A Judge from Argentina's Supreme Court joined the ongoing battle in New York between the Argentine government and the holdouts and slashed out at the US Supreme Court for rejecting to take the case back in June. Eugenio Zaffaroni argued that the conflict must be addressed in the context of “attacks from the global financial power on political power”.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:16 UTC

  Setback for Cristina: federal court declares Iran/Argentina memorandum unconstitutional

  

  An Argentine Federal court on Thursday struck down the memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran to jointly investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that local courts blamed on Teheran.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:07 UTC

  Clarin group presents plan to divide media assets in six different companies

  

  The Argentine media group Clarin presented a plan Monday to divide its media assets into six different companies to comply with a controversial media antitrust law. The move was announced shortly after the head of the authority set up to enforce the law offered assurances that the group would be allowed to keep its most valuable TV and radio licenses.

• Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 04:47 UTC

  President Cristina Fernandez resting but also involved in some decisions

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez who is currently recovering from cranium surgery to drain a blood clot, “reads and knows everything” about the current state of things in the country, revealed governor of Entre Ríos province Sergio Urribarri.

• Friday, September 6th 2013 - 02:20 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court delays crucial ruling until after mid-term October election

  

  Amid high social and political expectations over the Argentine Supreme Court’s ruling to determine whether the controversial Broadcast Media Law is constitutional or not, a top judge said the decision is not expected to come before October’s mid term legislative elections.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2013 - 08:08 UTC

  Battling the Justice system, Cristina Fernandez main political battle this year

  

  Reforming or democratizing the Argentine Justice system and the Supreme Court is forecasted to become the main political battle of this year, according to Rosendo Fraga a low profile Argentine historian and a sharp political analyst.

• Saturday, January 5th 2013 - 06:06 UTC

  Court lifts recess: Cristina Fernandez resumes battle with Clarin and farmers

  

  Argentina’s Civil and Commercial Court decided to lift the January judicial recess as requested by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez and also granted the cautionary measure appeal to the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) that blocks the presidential decree over the taking over of La Rural grounds in Palermo neighbourhood.

• Thursday, December 13th 2012 - 06:48 UTC

  Argentine president and Michelle Obama take a personal interest in the Marita Veron case

  

  President Cristina Fernandez and First Lady Michelle Obama have expressed a personal interest in the case of forced prostitution of a young woman and acquittal of all suspects, which has shocked Argentina.

• Monday, December 10th 2012 - 05:11 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez blasts Judges and independent media on Democracy Day

  

  In a major speech on Sunday before the iconic Plaza de Mayo celebrating ‘Democracy Day’ and ‘Human Rights Day’ , Argentine President Cristina Fernandez kept pressure on Judges and independent media calling for a “deep democratization of the three branches of government” and a “greater independence from economic power and corporations”.

• Saturday, December 8th 2012 - 04:02 UTC

  Supreme Court will decide on Clarin/Argentine government conflict next week

  

  The Argentine Supreme Court delayed on Friday until next week an answer to President Cristina Fernandez administration’s complaint referred to the Media Law when the seven Justices are present. Currently one is overseas on an academic trip and two others were unable to attend the emergency meeting.