Tag: Supreme Court of Argentina

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentina: Feud with Patagonian provinces not settled despite judiciary ruling

  

  A Federal Judge in Rawson ruled Tuesday that the national government of Argentine President Javier Milei should have not withheld the so-called co-participation funds owed to the province of Chubut. Nevertheless, Buenos Aires will reportedly take the case to the federal Supreme Court. Hence, the matter is far from settled.

• Saturday, December 30th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court to review Milei's decree in February

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court (CSJN) Friday agreed to review the constitutionality of President Javier Milei's recent emergency decree (DNU) deregulating most of the country's economy but announced it will not happen until after the Jan. 2024 Judiciary recess

• Monday, December 26th 2022 - 20:40 UTC

  Argentine gov't now says it will pay City of Buenos Aires's tax share

  

  The Argentine government announced Monday that it will pay the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) its share of the so-called co-participation funds after saying last week that the Supreme Court ruling ordering the measure was untenable and that further appeals “in extremis” would be filed.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court against paying income tax

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court is under alert after the 2023 Budget Bill sent to Congress includes a provision whereby Judiciary magistrates and clerks would pay income taxes, from which they are exempted on arguable Constitutional grounds.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court endorses Buenos Aires City' objection to decree banning on-site schooling

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court Tuesday ruled in favour of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and against the Federal Government in their controversy regarding on-site schooling.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 10:05 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court claims original jurisdiction in face-to-face schooling issue

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court Monday ruled that the issue concerning the City of Buenos Aires' objection to the presidential decree banning on-site schooling until April 30 falls under its very own original jurisdiction as per Article 117 of the Constitution, thus rendering void all previous resolutions by any lower tribunal into that matter.

• Friday, May 17th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez's first corruption trial confirmed for next Tuesday

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's corruption trial can go ahead; after protesters demonstrated against rumours the case might be delayed. Trial is set to begin on Tuesday over accusations that CFK favoured businessman Lazaro Baez in the attribution of 52 public works contracts worth 46 billion pesos (US$1.2 billion) during her 2007-15 presidency.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2016 - 09:01 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court back to full strength with two Macri nominated Justices

  

  The Argentine Supreme Court is back to full strength with the inclusion of two Justices nominated by president Mauricio Macri. The Court had been understaffed for months following absences left by previous Supreme Court Justices Carlos Fayt and Raúl Zaffaroni upon their respective retirements.

• Friday, August 19th 2016 - 12:59 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court rules gas rate increases must be rolled back

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Mauricio Macri's move to slash natural gas subsidies, a much-hated policy that has sent customers' bills soaring. The ruling is the hardest blow yet to the business-friendly president's move to eliminate electricity, gas and water subsidies which he says are bloating the deficit and sapping the struggling economy.

• Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 06:11 UTC

  Argentina's Supreme Court orders YPF to publicly release 2013 contract with Chevron

  

  Argentina's supreme court has ordered state-controlled YPF to publicly release all clauses of a 2013 contract with Chevron to develop shale oil in the country's vast Vaca Muerta formation. In a 3-1 ruling, the justices sided with opposition Socialist Senator Hector Ruben Giustiniani, ruling that the state's 51% stake in the firm effectively makes it a public company subject to transparency laws.