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A r g e n t i n a 11.
CONTEMPT AND SEDITIOUS LIBEL Law 24,198, published on June 3, 1993, repealed the criminal
issue of contempt expressed as: ?Article 244 of the Penal Code is
repealed.? Article 244, in its original state, defined the crime of contempt
as: ?A person who provokes a duel, threatens, defames or in any
way offends a public official?s dignity or decorum, as a result
of the exercise of his duties or during the time he is practicing
them, shall be punished by imprisonment for 15 days to six months.
Imprisonment shall be from one month to one year should the offended
party be the President of the Nation, a member of Congress, a governor
of a province, a national or provincial minister, a member of the
provincial legislature or a judge.? However, the so-called ?judicial contempt? stipulated in Article
18 of Law No. 1285 of November 4, 1958 and modified by Law 24,289
of December 29, 1993, remains in effect. The new wording of the
article expresses: ?The courts and judges shall punish with detention,
warning, fine and arrest of up to five (5) days, the attorneys,
prosecutors, litigators and other persons who are obstructing the
course of justice or who would commit offenses during the hearings,
in the writings or communications of any type against the authority,
dignity or decorum of the courts.?
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