The judicial specialist said naming Supreme Court justices by decree threatened judicial independence and violated constitutionally-mandated processes

Lijo, who is currently a federal judge, had requested an unpaid leave of absence in order to be a Justice

The sudden designation of controversial picks Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla sparked immediate backlash

The decision comes after the Human Rights Secretariat fired 400 employees, leaving some sites understaffed

Judge Ariel Lijo calls for the Sandinista leader and 16 other government officials to be interrogated in Argentina for alleged human rights violations

The business community is getting nervous about the possibility, which would have troubling implications for legal security

Critics have rejected President Milei’s nomination of the judge, pointing to cases moving at glacial pace, accusations of misdeeds, and the prospect of an all-male Supreme Court

AmCham and IDEA called for honest candidates and gender parity in the country’s top court

Argentina’s top court should have five members, but it has had four since 2021