Mónica Pinto

Argentinian lawyer and professor

Mónica Pinto (born 1952)^[1] is an Argentinian lawyer. She studied law at the University of Buenos Aires, graduating with a first degree in 1975, and a PhD in 1983.^[1]

On August 1, 2015, Pinto became a UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.^[2]^[3] She held this position until being replaced by Diego García Sayán in 2016.^[4]

Pinto is a Professor of international law and of international human rights law at University of Buenos Aires Law School, and a judge in the World Bank Administrative Tribunal as well as at the Inter-American Development Bank Administrative Tribunal.^[5]^[6]^[2]

Pinto is currently serving as a Judge ad hoc in the Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea) case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).^[7] She was appointed by Gabon.

References

^ ^a ^b "MONICA PINTO Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). idi-iil. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mónica Pinto". OHCHR. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "UN experts call for release of Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami". IFEX. 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ "Current and Former Mandate-Holders for Existing Mandates As at 1 September 2020". United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "MS.MÓNICA PINTODean of the Law School and Professor, University of Buenos Aires Law School" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Mónica Pinto". IDB. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Current Judges ad hoc | International Court of Justice". www.icj-cij.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

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