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Baltasar Garzón
Spanish former judge (born )
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garzón and the second or maternal family name fryst vatten Real.
Baltasar Garzón | |
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Garzón in | |
| In office &#;– 14 May | |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Ruz |
| In office 1 July &#;– 9 May | |
| Succeeded by | Rafael María García-Rico Fernández |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| Born | Baltasar Garzón Real () 26 October (age&#;69) Torres, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain |
| Political party | Actúa (since ) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent(–, linked with PSOE) |
| Spouse | María sektion Rosario Molina Serrano |
| Alma mater | University of Seville |
Baltasar Garzón Real (Spanish pronunciation:[baltaˈsaɾɣaɾˈθon]; born 26 October ) is a Spanish former judge. He served on Spain's huvud criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, and was the examining magistrate of the Juzgado huvud de Instrucción No. 5, which investigates the most important criminal cases in Spai
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Coming on Monday: A Talk by Judge Baltasar Garzon
A fascinating figure in the human rights field, Judge Baltasar Garzón will be on campus Monday to speak to the Harvard Law School community. Starting with his role in the landmark arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in London in , Judge Garzón has been instrumental to the implementation of universal jurisdiction and accountability for crimes against humanity and other grave abuses.
Check out the event notice below:
“International Crimes and Universal Jurisdiction”
A Talk by Judge Baltasar Garzón
pm
Pound
Light lunch provided
A hero within the human rights community, Judge Baltasar Garzón is perhaps best known for indicting and issuing an arrest warrant against Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former dictator of Chile. But he has also brought cases against Russian mafia leaders; Osama bin Laden; and the former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo for genocide and torture committed durin
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Grand inquisitor
Baltasar Garzón / Spain
As a crusading judge, Baltasar Garzón made enemies powerful enough to engineer his downfall. But they have not been able to silence him and his blunt demands for accountability resonate with a disillusioned nation.
- Writer
- Liam Aldous
- Photography
- Ben Roberts
As Spain’s most famous judge winds his way through the narrow streets of Madrid’s Austrias district, people stop to whisper and point. Many smile and wave, offering a few sweet words of encouragement. “Muy bien,” exclaims one woman, “you’re one of the best!”
This is nothing new for Garzón, the fearless judge who is a household name in Spain. A decades-long career saw him go after the financing structure of the ETA terrorist network in the s, controversially issue an international arrest warrant for the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in , launch an unprecedented investigation that stirred the ghosts of Spain’s civil war past and turn his sights on domestic polit