12 Facts About Carmen Argibay

Carmen Maria Argibay was a member of the Supreme Court of Argentina.

Carmen Argibay was the first woman to be nominated for the Court by a democratic government in Argentina, and caused some controversy upon declaring herself an atheist and a supporter of legal abortion.

Carmen Argibay worked in a number of public judicial offices and taught in several universities, until 1976.

Carmen Argibay was promoted in 1988 and again in 1993, and finally retired from her post on 1 January 2002.

Carmen Argibay is a member of the International Association of Penal Law, and a founding member of the International Association of Women Judges, over which she presided from 1998 to 2000.

Carmen Argibay founded the Association of Women Judges of Argentina.

Carmen Argibay was one of the first Justices who entered the Argentine Supreme Court when President Nestor Kirchner started to push for its renewal.

Carmen Argibay was proposed by the President, for the consideration of professional circles and of the public at large, on 30 December 2003.

Carmen Argibay became a member of the Court on 3 February 2005, once she was able to step down from her duties at the ICTY.

Carmen Argibay was the first woman ever nominated by a democratic government for a post of the highest court of law of Argentina.

Carmen Argibay was awarded the 2007 Gruber Prize for Justice for her promotion of gender equality and eliminating corruption within the justice system.

Carmen Argibay died on 10 May 2014 after suffering respiratory, cardiac and intestinal problems.