Tag: Magistrates Council reform

• Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:31 UTC

  Ironic Argentine president attacks Supreme Court: “Cristina will run for Judge in 2015”

  

  Still licking the wounds from her defeat at the Supreme Court that ruled unconstitutional several articles of her attempted and controversial judicial reform, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez ironically said she would be running for judge in 2015 and pledged to continue fighting.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 06:12 UTC

  Blow for CFK: Supreme Court rules unconstitutional Counsel of Magistrates reform

  

  Argentina’s Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial Counsel of Magistrates reform, drafted by the Cristina Fernández (CFK) administration, is unconstitutional and suspended the election of the twelve members up for the popular vote in the next election. The result was six votes in favour and one against.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 07:06 UTC

  Cascade of legal challenges to Cristina Fernandez Council of Magistrates reform

  

  At least sixteen different organizations from magistrates to political parties filed on Monday legal challenges after Argentine president Cristina Fernandez signed the Council of Magistrates reform into law and called for elections of council members.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 07:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez pledges she will not propose any constitutional reform

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández defended her controversial judiciary reform and announced that deep reforms require “amendments to the Constitution”. However, she emphasized she would not push any initiative in that sense.

• Friday, May 3rd 2013 - 07:01 UTC

  UN Rapporteur insists in criticizing Argentine ‘politicization’ of the Judiciary

  

  United Nations expert on magistrates and solicitors independence again expressed concern on Thursday about the laws contained in the Argentine government-promoted judicial reform which might lead to the “politicization” of the judiciary branch.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 06:14 UTC

  Argentina openly clashes with UN over the judicial reform; calls Rapporteur ‘ignorant’

  

  Argentina expressed on Tuesday its “discomfort” over the “unheard of” attitude displayed by the UN Special Rapporteur, Gabriela Knaul, who urged the Cristina Fernández administration to reconsider the Council of Magistrates reform and injunction regulation bills.