News of judiciary

Of white collar criminals and pissing off Peronists: the Macri card

03-06-2022 10:50 Once again we are witnessing the presidential campaign strategies in full swing.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Supreme Court justice slams bid to impose ‘judicial populism’

30-04-2022 01:25 Former leader of nation’s highest tribunal Ricardo Lorenzetti criticises ruling coalition, proposal to raise number of Supreme Court to 16.

And that reminds me

Supreme Courts are caught, not tort

29-04-2022 17:03 Phobias against independent justice are far from being a uniquely Kirchnerite vice.

by Michael Soltys

As I see it

Argentina still hostage to a psychodrama

23-04-2022 00:02 Cristina’s legal difficulties have dominated Argentine politics for many years. No doubt they will continue to do so for some time to come.

by James Neilson

EDITORIAL

Divide and rule (but not rule of law)

23-04-2022 00:01 A separation of powers still nominally exists but all three branches of government now respond to partisan battle lines.

POLITICS & THE COURTS

Council of Magistrates reform bill clears Senate

08-04-2022 23:47 Government advances with Council of the Magistrates reform, leaving out the Supreme Court.

As I see it

Things are looking bleaker for Cristina

18-02-2022 22:00 Cristina evidently fears that the austerity programme the government will have to press on with no matter what happens in the coming weeks will cost her the support of the millions of men and women who still kid themselves that she is on their side.

by James Neilson

#1F MARCH

Inside the Kirchnerite march on the Supreme Court

03-02-2022 16:46 Representatives of the ruling party and trade unionists sympathetic to the government were present. The reaction of the opposition.

KIRCHNERITE RALLY

Demonstrators march on Supreme Court to demand judicial reform

01-02-2022 22:07 Pro-government demonstrators marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to demand a reform of the judicial system and changes in the Supreme Court.

Alberto vs the courts

President echoes Kirchnerites and renews criticism of Supreme Court

11-01-2022 22:49 Ruling coalition steps up criticism of the Judiciary, with President Alberto Fernández declaring that the Supreme Court has “very serious problems.” Kirchnerites plan February 1 protest rally, as opposition leaders push back.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘We went to extremes and lost the centrist vote’

31-12-2021 12:47 The president granted this interview after conversing with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. He began a long interview after a day full of tension, topped by the defeat of the Budget bill in Congress.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Horacio Rosatti: ‘How vulnerable people are treated defines a society’

18-12-2021 00:01 In his first interview since becoming Supreme Court Chief Justice, Horacio Rosatti discusses his political background, speaking up and reform of the nation’s highest tribunal.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

As I see it

Does corruption matter?

03-12-2021 22:16 The blatant politicisation of the Judiciary does nothing to make Argentina look like a good place in which to do business.

by James Neilson

A (very) short interview

Horacio Rosatti on Lorenzetti, Macri and Alberto Fernández

25-10-2021 13:49 New Supreme Court chief justice spoke briefly to Noticias magazine, responding to ex-president Mauricio Macri’s regret over having nominated him as “the best praise I ever had as a judge.”

by Carlos Claá

EDITORIAL

Could justice be just just?

09-10-2021 12:16 Unfashionable as this opinion might be, Argentine justice is showing various signs of a robust independence from outside pressures in exceptionally volatile political times.

OBITUARY

Norberto Oyarbide, controversial former judge, dies aged 70

03-09-2021 03:13 Norberto Oyarbide was one of the most controversial judges in Argentina’s history. He died last Wednesday at the age of 70, after spending two months in hospital with double pneumonia produced by coronavirus.

JUDICIARY

The other vote – government keeps close eye on Supreme Court

21-08-2021 19:47 Shortly after the upcoming PASO primaries, the members of the Supreme Court will vote to choose their next chief justice. As ever, the Casa Rosada has its preferences.

by Carlos Claá

COURTS

Interpol issues red notice for arrest of 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón

09-06-2021 16:25 Ex-Macri administration official and alleged ‘judicial operator,’ accused of "extortion and illicit association,” has been living in Uruguay since the end of 2020. Rodríguez Simón has requested asylum due to political “persecution.”

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón: ‘I have no faith in justice, today it’s a tool for persecution.’

29-05-2021 11:33 Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón – judicial operator or victim of political persecution? In this feature interview with Jorge Fontevecchia, the fugitive former Macri government official explains why he is seeking asylum across the Río de la Plata in Uruguay.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

COURTS

Judge issues arrest warrant for ex-Macri government official who fled to Uruguay

19-05-2021 22:11 Judge issues international arrest warrant for Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón, former Macri government official and alleged "judicial operator" accused of extortion, a fugitive from justice in Uruguay.

AS I SEE IT

A country caught in a time warp

27-03-2021 07:57 Obsessed as they are by the world of almost half a century ago, Cristina and her admirers have little interest in the country they are now governing.

by James Neilson

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Expert panel begins debating cause of Maradona's death

08-03-2021 14:30 Panel of 20 experts begins debating cause of football icon Diego Maradona's death, to determine if there was negligence on the part of health care professionals.

THE WEEK

What we learned this week: February 27 to March 6

06-03-2021 09:42 Stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

The week: All eyes on America, with Argentina no exception

06-11-2020 00:01 The world is watching aghast at the wild way in which the US presidential elections are unfolding. Argentina, part of a pandemic-stricken world waiting to see what will happen, is no different.

by Martín Gambarotta

LA GRIETA

What we've got here is failure to communicate

26-09-2020 09:13 There are at least two major elements to conducting public policy: the construction and execution of successful strategic plans and their communication, in order to generate the correct expectations.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Knocking on the Senate's door

29-08-2020 08:46 Military coups are a thing of the past, but presidents struggling to finish their mandates are not.

by Martín Gambarotta

LA GRIETA

Argentina’s burnout syndrome

29-08-2020 08:28 The lack of social contact, confinement, and a current state of alert given protracted panic is causing anxiety and cognitively wearing down our population, making the future recovery even more uncertain.

by Agustino Fontevecchia