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Argentina Marks Lawyer's Day Honoring Juan Bautista Alberdi

The date was set by the national bar federation in 1958 to coincide with the birth of the jurist who inspired the 1853 Constitution.

Día del Abogado. Foto: Freepik.
Chistes para festejar el Día del Abogado en la Argentina
Juan Bautista Alberdi: el Día del Abogado en la Argentina
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Overview

  • News outlets across the country highlight the August 29 observance, which recognizes attorneys' work in defending rights and promoting justice.
  • Juan Bautista Alberdi's treatise Bases y Puntos de Partida is widely credited as the intellectual foundation of the 1853 National Constitution.
  • Born in 1810 in Tucumán, Alberdi studied law in Buenos Aires and later worked successfully as a lawyer in exile in Montevideo and Santiago de Chile.
  • Internationally, Lawyer's Day is observed on February 3 in honor of Saint Ivo of Kermartin, patron of the profession.
  • Coverage notes that 161,351 people graduated as lawyers in Argentina over the past four decades, with law remaining the top source of annual graduates.