Report No. 43 (2015) IACHR. Case No. 12.632 (Argentina)

Case Number12.632
Report Number43
Respondent StateArgentina
Case TypeMerits
CourtInter-American Comission of Human Rights
Alleged VictimAdriana Beatriz Gallo, Ana María Careaga y Silvia Maluf de Christin
REPORT No. 43/15
CASE 12.632
REPORT ON THE MERITS (PUBLICATION)
A..B..G., A..M.Í...C..A..S...
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M. DE C.
ARGENTINA
Approved by the C.n at its session No. 2044 held on J. 28, 2015
155 Regular Period of Session.
OEA/Ser.L/V/II.155
D.. 23
28 J. 2015
Original: English
Cite as: IACHR, R.t No. 43/15, C. 12.632. Mer its (Publication). A..B...G., A......
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M..C. and S..M. de C.. A.a. J. 28, 2015.
www.cidh.org
REPORT No. 43/15
CASE 12.632
MERITS (PUBLICATION)
A.B.G., A.M...C., A.S.M. DE CHRISTIN
ARGENTINA
JULY 28, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
II. PROCESSING BY THE IACHR .................................................................................................................................................... 4
III. POSITIONS OF THE PARTIES ................................................................................................................................................... 4
A. The petitioners .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
B. The S. .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
IV. PROVEN FACTS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
A..B. on the P.ince of San L. 1995-2005 ................................................................................. 10
1. T. between the E..B. and the P.incial J.ciary.
Resignation of four members of the S.r C.. ............................................................... 10
2. R. in the form of a complaint by the Bar Association of V.a Mercedes ........ 11
3. C. issued by various organizations ......................................................................... 12
4. Consideration of a possible Federal intervention of the P.ince of San L. ............. 13
C. Processes of removal of judges G., C., and M. ..................................................... 22
1. Process of removal of J..G. ..................................................................................................... 22
2. Process on the removal of J. C. ...................................................................................... 29
3. Process of removal of J. M. .................................................................................................... 35
IV. LAW ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 40
A..P. matters .................................................................................................................................................. 40
1. The principle of judicial independence and its effects on the analysis of the case ..... 40
2. M. for the removal of judges and the impeachment process ........................... 44
B....R. to a fair trial and to judicial protection (A.les 8 and 25 of the American
Convention), in connection with the obligation to respect rights and to adopt domestic
provisions (A.les 1.1 and 2 of the American Convention) ................................................................. 45
(i) V. of the principle of coherenc e and of prior, detailed communication
of the charges ............................................................................................................................................. 50
(ii) V. of the right to have the elements necessary to prepa re a defense ................. 50
(iii) Reasonable time ........................................................................................................................................ 51
(iv) V. of the right to appeal judgments and of the right to judicial protection ..... 52
C. Principle of legality (A.le 9 of the American Convention), in connection with
the obligation of respecting rights (A.le 1.1 of the American Convention) ................................ 54
D. R. of free expression of J.A..G., A..M..C.aga, and S..M., in
connection with the principle of legality, enshrined in A.les 13 and 9 of the American
Convention .................................................................................................................................................................... 57
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1. General considerations on the scope of freedom of expression and the restriction of
that right among officers of the judiciary ...................................................................................... 60
V. MEASURES TAKEN SINCE REPORT No. 72/12 .............................................................................................................. 74
VI. MEASURES TAKEN SINCE REPORT No. 11/14 .............................................................................................................. 76
VII. ANALYSIS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 76
VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 77
IX. PUBLICATION ................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
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