Carlos Fayt
Carlos Fayt | |
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| Minister of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 21 December 1983 – 11 December 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Raúl Alfonsín |
| President of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 5 July 2003 – 1 January 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Nazareno |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Petracchi |
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| Born | 1 February 1918 Universidad de Buenos Aires |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Carlos Santiago Fayt (1 February 1918[1] – 22 November 2016) was an Argentine lawyer, politician, academic and a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina from 1983 to 2015.[2]
Early life and career
Fayt was born in 1918 in
He was also an active member of the Socialis Party, and stood to be governor of Salta Province in 1958.[1] A supporter of Nicolás Repetto and Alfredo Palacios, he later became part of the faction of Carlos Sánchez Viamonte.[3] After splits in the Socialist Party, however, he dedicated himself to civic and academic life.[4] Three of his 35 books are on the subject of Peronism.
Career in the Supreme Court
Fayt was appointed to the Supreme Court by the new democratic government of President
In 2008 Konex Foundation from Argentina granted him the Diamond Konex Award for Institutions - Community - Enterprise as the most important community personality in the last decade in his country.
On 15 September 2015, Fayt submitted his resignation from the Supreme Court. The resignation took effect on 11 December 2015, the day after the end of the Presidential administration.
Fayt died on 22 November 2016 at the age of 98.
References
- ^ Página/12: Fayt canta los noventa, 1 February 2008
- ^ a b Supreme Court CV Archived 10 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 5 May 2008.
- ^ La Nación: Un juez en el medio de la tempestad, 9 December 2002.
- ^ a b c La Nación: Fayt presidirá la transición en la Corte, 5 July 2003.
- ^ La Nación: "Ahora, la Argentina tiene una verdadera Corte Suprema", 23 February 2008.
External links
Media related to Carlos Fayt at Wikimedia Commons
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