What are we talking about when we talk about amicus curiae?

Authors

  • Víctor Bazán Universidad Católica de Cuyo

Abstract

Without claiming to be exhaustive, in this paper we intend to make some general reflections on the amicus curiae (“friend of the court” or “unofficial assistant”) and weigh its eventual incidence or usefulness in favor of raising the qualitative value of the judicial debate.

Keywords:

Amicus curiae, Courts of Justice, Judicial debate