Last Wednesday, the Senate From Argentina he took a significant step towards the appointment of the new judge of the Supreme Court. The Government of Javier Milei made the majority in the Commission of Agreements of the Upper House approve the discussion about the appointment of Judge Ariel Lijo as the new judge of the Supreme Court.
This advance is crucia in the Senatesince Lijo’s designation has been subject to intense negotiations and controversies in recent months. The legislative document that supports Lijo’s postulation had the nine firms necessary to reach the majority in the Agreement Commission.
Among the signatories are senators of different political blocks, including three senators of the opposition union for the country (Peronist). This transversal support reflects the importance of the nomination and interest of various sectors in advancing with the designation of Lijo in the Court.
During his public hearing, Lijo presented his vision on different relevance issues for the functioning of the Judiciary. Among the most outstanding points of its presentation are the need to reallocate resources in the Supreme Court and reduce litigation through a simplification of the extraordinary resource.
He also suggested segmenting the judicial responses depending on the nature of the conflict, pointing out that an environmental catastrophe cannot be addressed with the same methods as a case of street outburst.
However, Lijo’s candidacy has not been exempt from criticism. Several judicial bodies, such as the Civil Association for Equality and Justice (ACIJ), have questioned their moral, technical and professional suitability.
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According to a report from the ACIJ, Lijo received 32 disciplinary complaints since he exercised as a judge and only raised 14 of the 89 causes of corruption that were in charge. The Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires has also questioned its irregular or Moorish action in causes of corruption against the National Public Administration.
Despite these criticism, the opinion elevated to Senate He concluded that the challenges and observations are not conducive and do not contribute sufficient foundations that demonstrate the lack of moral, technical and professional suitability of the candidate. For final approval, the appointment requires two thirds of the Senate, which will require additional negotiations in the upper house.
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