The article focuses on a conflict within Argentina's judiciary concerning the transfer of jurisdiction over labor matters from the federal level to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). Several judges, including RosalĂa Romero, Viviana Dobarro, and Leonardo Ambesi, have expressed their disagreement with this decision, complaining about their thwarted career plans and the lack of responses to their requests from the Supreme Court. However, the author argues that their position ignores constitutional norms, particularly the Levinas ruling, which establishes the primacy of the City's Supreme Court of Justice over the National Appeals Court for Labour (CNAT). The author contends that after 32 years of parallel judicial systems, the federal labor jurisdiction in CABA must be phased out, and the province must exercise its autonomy. As an example of resistance, the author cites a strike by judicial employees and banners with slogans that, in their view, demonstrate legal ignorance and pose a threat to employers.
Argentine Judiciary Conflict Over Jurisdiction Transfer
Argentine judges oppose the transfer of labor jurisdiction from the federal government to Buenos Aires province. The author argues their stance is unconstitutional and that the transfer is necessary to respect provincial autonomy.