Rosaura Chinchilla
Costa RicajudgeFemale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Rosaura Chinchilla is a Costa Rican judge specializing in criminal law and a law professor at the University of Costa Rica (UCR). She has been in the news for discussing the possibility of Costa Rica utilizing universal jurisdiction to investigate and potentially prosecute individuals, including Nicaraguan leaders Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, for crimes against humanity. Chinchilla highlighted that Costa Rica has the legal framework to address such cases, despite the absence of historical precedents in the country.
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Rosaura Chinchilla questioned the use of expressions like 'coup d'état' and 'dictatorship'.
54 profesores de Derecho de la UCR respaldan fallo de Sala Constitucional y rechazan discurso de ‘golpe de Estado’Costa Rica· 2026-08-11
Rosaura Chinchilla is part of the independent experts in the Foro de Justicia.
Foro de Justicia pide frenar proceso para elegir magistrado de casación penal: ¿cuáles son sus razones?Costa Rica· 2025-07-03
Rosaura Chinchilla is a Costa Rican judge explaining the jurisdictional possibilities for prosecuting crimes against humanity.
Cómo la justicia de Costa Rica también podría abrir causas contra Ortega, Murillo y sus secuaces
Nicaragua· 2025-02-20
