The incidence of the Supreme Court of Justice in the formulation of public policies: an empirical exploration of the Argentine case

This article focuses on the role of the Supreme Court in the policy-making process in Argentina. Based on court rulings in pension cases rendered between 2005 and 2007, it analyzes the different ways in which the court influenced the design and implementation of pensions policy. Its main findings empirically confirm the Supreme Court’s growing role in public policy discussions. The tribunal has had a decisive impact both in the revision of the core guidelines of the pension policies designed in the 1990s, and in the construction of a new legal framework for ensuring the effective protection of pension rights.