News of judiciary

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

A WEEK IN ARGENTINA

What we learned this week: August 15 to 22

22-08-2020 09:46 Stories that seized our attention and caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

SPIES AND LIES

Once again, time is going backwards

30-05-2020 09:09 Alberto’s Frente de Todos coalition is walking in his predecessor’s footsteps, perpetuating the never-ending cycle of institutional reform of the Judiciary and the intelligence agencies.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

As I see it

Political unprisoners

23-02-2020 16:53 The notion that some people are entitled to remain above the law is shared, or regarded as unimportant, by such a large proportion of the electorate that disabusing it seems well-nigh impossible.

by James Neilson

BLASPHEMY

Coronavirus: Supreme Ct tells judicial workers not to share mate, phones

20-02-2020 17:25 Despite there having been no diagnosis of the coronavirus on Argentine soil, statement to judicial employees discourages sharing of mate and mobile phones, among other measures, to prevent potential contagion.

JUDICIARY

Martínez de Giorgi to take on Bonadio’s cases in courts

11-02-2020 23:50 Federal judge, who keeps a low profile, selected by lottery to replace his late peer Claudio Bonadio, who died last week age 64.

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Will justice be blinder than ever?

08-02-2020 12:38 At a time when the government is trying to minimise the sovereign debt falling under foreign jurisdiction, it would not be a smart move to go monkeying around with the Argentine legal system and undermine its credibility yet further.

by Michael Soltys

Noticias

The political transition taboo: Who goes to jail and who will be freed

06-11-2019 07:00 Since the election, the Judiciary is the talk of the town for both Macristas and Kirchneristas – and especially among those with convictions for corruption who claim they are "political prisoners."

by Silvio Santamarina

JUDICIARY

UN report asks Macri administration to explain judicial interventions

05-11-2019 12:42 Human rights branch of global organisation, led by former Chile president Michelle Bachelet, sends document to Foreign Ministry questioning controversial measures taken by Mauricio Macri's government.

by Rodis Recalt

Fardín allegations

Juan Darthés vows to cooperate with Nicaraguan Judiciary

24-10-2019 20:38 Actor, who faces rape allegations dating back to May 2009, proclaims innocence in note to courts and says he is a result of Thelma Fardín's "manipulative personality."

SUPREME COURT

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

Scandal in the Judiciary

Tension over espionage allegations reignites as Ramos Padilla summons Stornelli

03-07-2019 10:48 The summons comes as former spy Jaime Stiuso on Tuesday requested to give evidence in the trial, alleging he too had been the "victim" of Marcelo D'Alessio's alleged illegal espionage.

Former president

CFK skips campaigning, corruption trial to return to Cuba

01-07-2019 10:54 Cuban doctors diagnosed Florencia Kirchner her with post-traumatic stress disorder and five other conditions, including lymphedema. It is her mother's third trip to the island this year.

argentina

Woman receives suspended jail sentence after kiss with wife

01-07-2019 10:49 Mariana Gómez was found guilty for resisting arrest and causing injury after an incident involving a kiss with her wife and a cigarette at Buenos Aires' Constitución train station in 2017.

VP candidate

CFK granted permission to visit daughter in Cuba

13-06-2019 15:44 Federal court allows candidate for vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, can travel to Cuba to visit her daughter Florencia.