The University of Buenos Aires Awards Honorary Doctorates to the Judges of the Trial of the Juntas

The UBA conferred the title of Doctor Honoris Causa upon the judges who formed the tribunal in the Trial of the Juntas, as part of the third edition of the UBA International Film Festival (FIC.UBA), marking the 40th anniversary of this landmark judicial process for Argentine democracy.

The ceremony took place on Friday afternoon in the Great Hall of the School of Law, with the attendance of university authorities, representatives from the Judicial and Legislative branches, student organizations, family members of the honorees, and the general public.

The recognition was granted to León Carlos Arslanian, Ricardo Gil Lavedra, Guillermo Ledesma, and Jorge Valerga Aráoz, while Andrés D’Alessio, Jorge Torlasco, and Julio César Strassera were honored posthumously. During the ceremony, Rector Ricardo Gelpi stated: “We have the honour and privilege of recognizing and paying tribute to the members of the tribunal that led one of the most momentous events in our nation’s history: the Trial of the Juntas of the last civic-military dictatorship”.

Following the ceremony, a conversation was held with the distinguished judges, and the event concluded with a screening of Argentina, 1985 -winner of the Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film and nominated for an Academy Award in the same category- introduced by its director, Santiago Mitre.