He spent a number of years in exile during Guatemala's Civil War, lecturing and conducting research at the UNAM in Mexico City.
In 1983 he became executive director of the Interamerican Center for Electoral Advice and Promotion (Centro Interamericano de Asesoría y Promoción Electoral, Capel), based in San José, Costa Rica.[2] Between 1985 and 1989 he worked for the Costa Rica–based Inter-American Institute of Human Rights.
As the Guatemalan Civil War drew to a close, he returned to his country and was appointed a magistrate of the Constitutional Court;[3] he was serving there during PresidentJorge Serrano's attempted "self-coup" of 25 May 1993, when the Court was instrumental in preserving the country's constitutional order, preventing a military takeover, and installing Ramiro de León as caretaker president. After his time with the Constitutional Court, he was appointed to serve as the country's Procurator (ombudsman) for Human Rights(Procurador de Derechos Humanos).[4]
References
^. El Periódico (in Spanish). 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^ ab"Jorge Mario García Laguardia,Impulsor del proceso electoral democrático en América Latina", El País, 21 January 1987
^Roberto Molina Barreto (15 May 2009). . El Periódico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^Francisco Mauricio Martínez (17 October 2010). . Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
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jorge, mario, garcía, laguardia, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, garcía, second, maternal, family, name, laguardia, july, 1931, september, 2021, guatemalan, jurist, ombudsman, guatemalain, office, july, 1993, august, 1997preceded, byramiro, león. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Garcia and the second or maternal family name is Laguardia Jorge Mario Garcia Laguardia 13 July 1931 13 September 2021 was a Guatemalan jurist 1 Jorge Mario Garcia LaguardiaOmbudsman of GuatemalaIn office 1 July 1993 19 August 1997Preceded byRamiro de Leon CarpioSucceeded byJulio Arango EscobarMagistrate of the Constitutional CourtIn office 14 April 1991 1 July 1993Nominated bySupreme Court of JusticePreceded byHector Zachrissom DescampsSucceeded byEdmundo Vasquez MartinezDeputy Magistrate of the Constitutional CourtIn office 9 June 1986 14 April 1991Nominated bySupreme Court of JusticePreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byRodolfo RorhmoserPersonal detailsBorn 1931 07 13 13 July 1931Guatemala City GuatemalaDied13 September 2021 2021 09 13 aged 90 Guatemala City GuatemalaPolitical partyIndependentBiography EditHe has been a tenured lecturer at several Guatemalan and foreign universities including the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala City where he founded the School of Political Science 2 and the National Autonomous University of Mexico and he has served the Guatemalan state in several juridical capacities Garcia Laguardia s academic work has focussed on three main areas the history of public law Latin American integration particularly that of Central America and constitutional law He spent a number of years in exile during Guatemala s Civil War lecturing and conducting research at the UNAM in Mexico City In 1983 he became executive director of the Interamerican Center for Electoral Advice and Promotion Centro Interamericano de Asesoria y Promocion Electoral Capel based in San Jose Costa Rica 2 Between 1985 and 1989 he worked for the Costa Rica based Inter American Institute of Human Rights As the Guatemalan Civil War drew to a close he returned to his country and was appointed a magistrate of the Constitutional Court 3 he was serving there during President Jorge Serrano s attempted self coup of 25 May 1993 when the Court was instrumental in preserving the country s constitutional order preventing a military takeover and installing Ramiro de Leon as caretaker president After his time with the Constitutional Court he was appointed to serve as the country s Procurator ombudsman for Human Rights Procurador de Derechos Humanos 4 References Edit En Guatemala solo pueden vivir 657 chinos El Periodico in Spanish 30 October 2010 Archived from the original on 4 April 2014 Retrieved 19 November 2010 a b Jorge Mario Garcia Laguardia Impulsor del proceso electoral democratico en America Latina El Pais 21 January 1987 Roberto Molina Barreto 15 May 2009 Reflexiones sobre la magistratura de lo constitucional El Periodico in Spanish Archived from the original on 17 July 2011 Retrieved 19 November 2010 Francisco Mauricio Martinez 17 October 2010 Gesta legendaria con ideales inconclusos Prensa Libre in Spanish Archived from the original on 4 November 2010 Retrieved 19 November 2010 This article about a Guatemalan lawyer judge or jurist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jorge Mario Garcia Laguardia amp oldid 1163463354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
