As #Argentina grapples with its biggest corruption case in history, we're hosting the federal judge rewriting the country's criminal code, and legal experts @DanielRAlonso, @AUWCL's Claudia Martin, @TheDialogue's @camillerimj and @the_IDB's @rodemichele61.https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/new-rules-for-the-rule-law-argentina …
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To combat corruption, the proposed penal code reforms in
#Argentina would stiffen penalties, facilitate transnational investigations and strengthen the plea bargain system, Judge Borinsky said in his remarks at@LATAMProg’s round table.pic.twitter.com/roiMwxdPsO
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The proposed penal code reforms in
#Argentina also address abortion, following@SenadoArgentina’s rejection of a legalization bill, offering an “intermediate,” “compromise” approach, Judge Borinsky said at@LATAMProg’s discussion this morning.Show this thread -
The proposed criminal code reforms are comprehensive,
@DanielRAlonso observed at@LATAMProg’s round table, a “Herculean effort” that touches upon “every single aspect” of#Argentina’s criminal justice system.@ExigerLLC@TheWilsonCenterpic.twitter.com/Xp6mmdSvn2
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The proposed penal code changes,
@ExigerLLC’s@DanielRAlonso noted at@LATAMProg’s#Argentina discussion, include strong measures targeting drug kingpins (and a pragmatic approach to drug users), and sound asset forfeiture provisions, for instrumentalities and proceeds.Show this thread -
The reforms,
@DanielRAlonso added, wisely propose sentencing guidelines and incorporate sound bribery rules, which close “almost every loophole I can think of.”pic.twitter.com/ElHuPQXETX
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The abortion language,
@AmericanU’s international human rights expert Claudia Martin said, should demand full decriminalization, but instead envisions a “very dangerous proposition” of giving#Argentina’s judges discretion in sentencing women who terminate their pregnancies.Show this thread -
Our thanks again to Judge Mariano Borinsky for visiting
@TheWilsonCenter to share with@LATAMProg the proposed penal code overhaul, which addresses chronic and new challenges, from corruption and terrorism to cybercrimes and complex financial malfeasance in#Argentina.pic.twitter.com/0LChHaedaf
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And our thanks to
@LATAMProg’s generous co-sponsor,@ExigerLLC’s Integrity Forum; our moderator,@The_Dialogue’s@camillerimj; and our expert panelists,@AUWCL’s Claudia Martin;@the_IDB’s@rodemichele61; and Exiger’s@DanielRAlonso.@TheWilsonCenterpic.twitter.com/n37beb2gWl
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