ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carolina Fernández Blanco

Carolina Fernández Blanco is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Girona. She holds a Ph.D. from the Universitat de Girona. Her research focuses on issues of legislative theory, law and poverty, and the philosophy of private law. She is the author of the book Law and Development: A View from Latin America and the Caribbean, and various articles related to legislative activity, deliberation, and the rule of law.
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POSTS BY Carolina Fernández Blanco

12 February 2024

The Year of the Defense of Life, Liberty and Property

Following his inauguration on December 10, Argentina's President Javier Milei has pursued his governmental goal to reduce the size and expenses of the state and to deregulate productive activities by issuing Executive Order (DNU) 70/23, titled "Bases for the Reconstruction of the Argentine Republic." This executive order is unprecedented in Argentina's history for its ambitious scope, addressing a wide range of issues in a single directive. This blogpost maps some constitutional questions that arise with Milei’s choice of implementing his governmental agenda via Executive Order, including their status in Argentina’s constitutional system and available mechanisms for congressional and judicial control. Continue reading >>

26 November 2023

Carolina Fernández Blanco, M. Victoria Kristan

Change for the Sake of Change

On 19 November 2023, Argentinian citizens voted in a run-off election between Sergio Massa, the current Minister of Economy, and Javier Milei, the libertarian candidate, to elect the president of the Republic for the next four years. With a difference of 11%, Milei, an anarcho-libertarian and anti-caste populist, won over the populist alternative of the Peronist apparatus. The result of the elections means that 40 years after the restoration of democracy, the extreme right has come back into power in Argentina. In this blog, we offer an explanation of Milei's electoral win and map how Argentina's constitutional institutions might help reign in some of his more radical proposals. Continue reading >>