Mónica Pinto Explained

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.

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

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.^{[4] [5] [6]}

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

1. Web site: MONICA PINTO Curriculum Vitae . idi-iil . 19 June 2020.
2. Web site: 2015-10-21 . UN experts call for release of Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami . 2022-05-04 . IFEX . en-US.
3. Web site: Current and Former Mandate-Holders for Existing Mandates As at 1 September 2020 . United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner . 4 October 2020.
4. Web site: MS.MÓNICA PINTODean of the Law School and Professor, University of Buenos Aires Law School . United Nations . 19 June 2020.
5. Web site: Mónica Pinto . IDB . 19 June 2020.
6. Web site: Mónica Pinto . OHCHR . 19 June 2020.
7. Web site: Current Judges ad hoc International Court of Justice . 2022-05-03 . www.icj-cij.org.