Tag: Ricardo Lorenzetti

• Tuesday, May 5th 2015 - 09:18 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez wins a battle on her ongoing attack on the non submissive Judiciary

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and her followers might be having a rough time in the current round of local elections and primaries leading to the presidential vote next October, but her infighting skills remain intact: on her ongoing battle with the Judiciary branch she managed to put in check the Supreme Court.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 11:42 UTC

  Argentina's Chief Justice urges “end to impunity” and peoples' frustration

  

  Argentina's Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti called on the judges and prosecutors to make a greater effort towards a transparent society and urged for an “end to impunity” and peoples' frustrations with the court system. He was speaking in reference to the ongoing investigation into special prosecutor's Alberto Nisman's death on 18 January.

• Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:31 UTC

  Argentina's AMIA 1994 terrorist attack trial will be held next 6 August

  

  Argentina's Memoria Activa, one of the most active groups that gather together relatives of the victims of the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, celebrated the decision to hold a trial (6 August) for the cover-up of the bombing this year, which was announced on Friday after weeks of heated controversy between the Executive, the Supreme Court and the tribunal in charge of judging the case.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2015 - 06:17 UTC

  Argentine Justices call for an end to impunity and to disputes among government branches

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court opened on Tuesday a new term with the head Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti delivering a very much awaited speech calling for 'an end to impunity' and a strong reply to harsh comments by President Cristina Fernandez on Sunday, renewing her administration’s criticism against the judicial system.

• Saturday, February 21st 2015 - 05:05 UTC

  Mistrusted Nisman's ex-wife meets with Supreme Court president Lorenzetti

  

  Argentine President of the Supreme Court of Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti met with Federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, the ex wife of late prosecutor Alberto Nisman, sources quoted by the Argentine state-run news agency Telam said.

• 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”.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 03:11 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court closes ranks in support of leading Judge Lorenzetti

  

  The seven members of Argentina's Supreme Court came out in full support of the body's president Ricardo Lorenzetti who was accused of holding meetings with members of President Cristina Fernandez government and opposition lawmakers demanded he be impeached.

• Thursday, December 27th 2012 - 20:18 UTC

  Setback for Cristina Fernandez: Supreme Court rejects two appeals on the Media Law

  

  The Argentine Supreme Court rejected on Thursday the Government’s ‘per saltum’ request to debate the constitutionality of two articles in the controversial Media Law which has the administration of President Cristina Fernandez clashing with the powerful Clarin group.