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UNA Law Faculty: Candidacies of Marco Aurelio González and two magistrates for dean are challenged
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UNA Law Faculty: Candidacies of Marco Aurelio González and two magistrates for dean are challenged

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Legal challenges have been filed against the candidacies of Marco Aurelio González for dean and magistrates Manuel Ramírez Candia and Karen González for vice dean of the Faculty of Law at the National University of Asunción.
  • The challenges cite alleged constitutional and legal incompatibilities, particularly regarding holding multiple high-ranking public positions simultaneously.
  • Marco Aurelio González is currently a member of the Central Bank of Paraguay's board, a role requiring exclusive dedication, while the magistrates are prohibited by law from holding other remunerated public or private positions.

Legal actions are underway to block the candidacies of Marco Aurelio González for dean and magistrates Manuel Ramírez Candia and Karen González for vice dean at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Asunción (UNA). The challenges, filed with the Independent Electoral Tribunal, allege "insurmountable constitutional and legal incompatibilities."

insurmountable constitutional and legal incompatibilities.

— Legal actionsThe basis for the challenges filed against the candidates for dean and vice dean.

The candidacies are being contested by faculty members who argue that the nominees violate constitutional norms and laws prohibiting the holding of multiple high-ranking public positions. Professor Francisco Llamas has specifically challenged Professor Dr. Marco Aurelio González's bid for dean, citing an "insurmountable legal and factual incompatibility." Llamas pointed out that González currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP), a position legally requiring exclusive dedication. He argues that both the UNA Statute and the BCP Organic Law mandate full-time commitment, making simultaneous exercise of both roles impossible.

incompatibility legal and fáctica insubsanable.

— Francisco LlamasProfessor Llamas's reason for challenging Marco Aurelio González's candidacy.

Marco Aurelio González is also the brother of José González, a former legal director at the IPS who resigned amid controversy over improper fee collection and asset accumulation. Marco Aurelio González is reportedly vying for the deanship against current dean Carlos González Morel and former Supreme Court minister Dr. Bonifacio Ríos Ávalos.

prohibits magistrates from exercising other public or private remunerated positions, except for part-time teaching.

— Carlos FernándezProfessor Fernández citing the constitutional article used to challenge magistrate candidacies.

Professor Carlos Fernández has filed challenges against the vice dean candidacies of Supreme Court Justice Manuel de Jesús Ramírez Candia and Judge Karen Leticia González Orrego. Fernández's action is based on Article 254 of the National Constitution, which prohibits magistrates from holding other remunerated public or private positions, with the exception of part-time teaching. He also referenced the "Anti-Ríos Law" (Law 6525/2020), which explicitly forbids Supreme Court justices and magistrates from being elected as deans or vice deans while serving in their judicial roles. The challenge against Ramírez Candia also notes that the minister does not meet the exclusionary requirement of being a graduate of the Faculty.

expressly prohibits Supreme Court justices and magistrates from being elected as deans or vice deans while remaining in their judicial functions.

— Carlos FernándezProfessor Fernández referencing the 'Anti-Ríos Law' in his challenge.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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