Argentine Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Religion Classes in Public Schools
In the recent case “Castillo c. Provincia de Salta”, the Argentine Supreme Court declared the unconstitutionality of a provincial norm that imposed religious education in public schools during school hours....
The Banning of Ridesharing Apps Violates the Human Rights to Science and Free Speech
Earlier on this year, a local court of Buenos Aires issued an injunction blocking the Uber app, electronic payment methods and forbidding Google and Apple to host the app on...
Right of Access to Information: An Empowering Tool for the Enjoyment of Other Human Rights in Argentina
Argentina has taken a big step towards government transparency and accountability by enacting, on September 29th 2016, its very own Law on Right of Access to Information. This long-awaited law...
Vouchers, Performance Bonus, and Compensation: The Juridical Nature of the Salary
On September 1st of 2009, the Supreme Court of Argentina established in the case of Pérez, Aníbal Raúl v. Disco S. A, the juridical nature of the salary, stating that...
La Corte Suprema de Argentina dice que las manos de las mujeres pueden ser utilizadas para algo más que “demostrar sus artes culinarias”
La Corte Suprema de Argentina ordena a las empresas de transportes cumplir con las obligaciones positivas de no discriminación para asegurar que las mujeres puedan trabajar como conductoras de buses...
Argentinian Supreme Court Rules Women’s Hands Can Be Used for More than “Demonstrating their Culinary Skills”
Argentinian Supreme Court rules transit companies must fulfill positive obligations of non-discrimination to ensure women are permitted to work as bus drivers, rejecting transit company’s stereotypical comment that their hands...
Vulture Funds: the Real Dimension of the Controversy from a Human Rights Perspective
While a lot of perspectives (economic, political, legal and even diplomatic) have been brought to the table regarding the possible effects of New York Judge Thomas Griesa’s verdict in the...
Los “fondos buitre” y la verdadera dimensión de la controversia desde una perspectiva de derechos humanos
Después de que la República de Argentina dejó de pagar su deuda externa en 2001, el 92,4% de los bonistas aceptó negociar una reducción del importe de su crédito. Sin...
