Tag Archives: Argentina

Prometea: Revolutionizing Judicial Efficiency in Argentina Through Artificial Intelligence Powered Legal Solutions

By: Lauren Cerda, 2L Prometea is an artificial intelligence tool developed and pioneered in Argentina with the goal of streamlining bureaucratic processes and optimizing the delivery of justice to benefit citizens. While many countries remain skeptical about integrating artificial intelligence into the judicial system due to concerns over reliability, Prometea seeks to address these challenges. […]

The End of Rent Control in Argentina: A Free-Market Solution with Complex Consequences

By: Andres Torres, 2L In December 2023, Argentinian President Javier Milei repealed Argentina’s rent control laws, a major step in his neoliberal reform agenda. Enacted in 2020, these laws sought to cap rent increases and protect tenants by mandating tenant-controlled leases for a minimum of three years. However, unintended consequences soon developed: landlords rapidly withdrew […]

Implications of the Termination of Section 232 Tariff Exemptions For Brazil and Argentina

By: Brittany Husk, 2L   On December 2, 2019, President Trump announced the termination, “effective immediately,” of  Section 232 tariff exemptions previously granted to Argentina and Brazil. The tariff exemptions provided Brazil and Argentina exemptions from the twenty-five percent tariffs on steel imports and ten percent on aluminum imports to the United States. In a […]

Politics Taking Precedence Over Law: How Argentina’s Upcoming Presidential Election Will Decide the Future of the Country’s Debt Crisis

BY JOSIAH WOLFSON With current president Cristina Fernández Kirchner unable to run for another consecutive presidential term, the hedge funds look to be waiting to negotiate with one of the more business friendly candidates that will take office at the end of the year. In 2001, Argentina defaulted on nearly $100 billion of its external […]