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| Title | Costa Rica: Whether Rodrigo Montenegro was the Acting President of the Supreme Court of Justice during the period that Edgar Cervantes was officially its President; whether Rodrigo Montenegro and/or his son owned a law firm in San Jose or Heredia (1994-March 2003) |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Publication Date | 12 March 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CRI41244.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Costa Rica: Whether Rodrigo Montenegro was the Acting President of the Supreme Court of Justice during the period that Edgar Cervantes was officially its President; whether Rodrigo Montenegro and/or his son owned a law firm in San Jose or Heredia (1994-March 2003) , 12 March 2003, CRI41244.E , available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3f7d4d863.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
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Costa Rica: Whether Rodrigo Montenegro was the Acting President of the Supreme Court of Justice during the period that Edgar Cervantes was officially its President; whether Rodrigo Montenegro and/or his son owned a law firm in San Jose or Heredia (1994-March 2003)
Rodrigo Montenegro Trejos were present at the signing of an "Agreement of Cooperation regarding computer and document information" with the Costa Rican Supreme Court of Justice.
The Costaricaweb.com Website listed positions within the Costa Rican government from the period of 1998 to 2002 and named Judge Edgar Cervantes Villalta as the President of the Supreme Court of Justice (Corte Supremo de Justicia), First Court (Sala Primera) (n.d.). Rodrigo Montenegro Trejos was also named as one of the judges of the same court (Costaricaweb.com n.d.).
A La Nacion article of 24 February 2002 reported that Rodrigo Montenegro was a candidate for the position of attorney for the National Union of Soccer (Union Nacional de Futbol, UNAFUT) of Costa Rica. An election for the position mentioned was to be held on 28 February 2002 (La Nacion 24 Feb. 2002). No information about the outcome of this election could be found within the time constraints of this Response.
The La Nacion obituary column of 13 May 2002 reported that Edgar Cervantes Villalta had died at his home in Hatillo, San Jose on 11 May 2002. An article of 25 May 2002 provided a retrospective of Cervantes' life, stating that in his 48-year career as a judicial public servant (funcionario judicial), he worked nine years as the President of the Supreme Court, and 28 years as a judge (La Nacion).
The Website of the Supreme Court of Justice lists Rodrigo Montenegro Trejos as the current President of the First Court of the Supreme Court of Justice (Costa Rica n.d.). However, in an 8 November 2002 article in La Nacion, the Supreme Court of Justice announced the retirement of Judge Rodrigo Montenegro, effective 16 January 2003. A subsequent article reported that Judge Carmen Escoto replaced the retired Montenegro as Judge of the First Court of the Supreme Court of Justice (La Nacion 18 Feb. 2003).
No information about whether Rodrigo Montenegro and/or his son owned a law firm in San Jose or Heredia could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Costaricaweb.com. n.d. "Presidente Constitucional 1998-2002." <http://www.costaricaweb.com/govenm/gabinete.htm> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
Costa Rica, Poder Judicial. n.d. "Integracion Actual." <http://www.poder-judicial.go.cr/salaprimera/> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 19 February 1997. "CDH-CP2/97 English: Press Release." <http://heiwww.unige.ch/humanrts/iachr/pr2-97.htm>[Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
La Nacion [San Jose]. 18 February 2003. Ismael Venegas C. "Mujer electa magistrada." <http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/2003/febrero/18/pais8.html> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
____. 8 November 2002. Ismael Venegas C. "Comisiones no sesionaran temporalmente." <http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/2002/noviembre/08/pais10.html> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
____. 25 May 2002. Dr. Luis Paulino Mora. "Don Edgar Cervantes." <http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/2002/mayo/25/opinion6.html> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
____. 13 May 2002. "Descansan en paz."<http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/2002/mayo/13/obituario.html> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
____. 24 February 2002. "Futbol busca la armonia." <http://www.nacion.co.cr/ln_ee/2002/febrero/24/deportes1.html> [Accessed 12 Mar. 2003]
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet sites:
AM Costa Rica [San Jose]
Andre Tinoco Abogados - Attorneys Costa Rica
Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica
Consorcio Juridico Metropolitano
Costa Rica, Gobierno Digital
Costa Rica, Poder Judicial
Transparencia Internacional Costa Rica
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