231:'s Nicaragua who has the affection and admiration of various social and political sectors, including those antagonistic to the government of the caudillo, that official is a woman, and her name is Alba Luz Ramos Vanegas.” At the same time, they noted that critics and constitutional law experts were disapproving of her administration of one of Nicaragua’s three main branches of government. Doctor of Constitutional Law Gabriel Álvarez praised her work training members of the judiciary, improving its infrastructure and the body of regulations it had produced; yet felt these were outweighed by rulings like the one allowing
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In 2009, she faced nepotism allegations, and acknowledged that judges
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in 2012 and heralded by women’s groups as “saving lives”. However in 2014, two presidential decrees removed much of the force of the law and Ramos drew criticism from feminist leaders for arguing there was a legal basis for rolling back a law she had helped write.
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ticket and installed a replacement; as well as news reports that CSJ magistrates met with Ortega’s deputies to solicit his preferences. Regarding the latter, Ramos rejected the claim that judicial independence was compromised.
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