Aída Kemelmajer

Aída R. Kemelmajer de Carlucci (born 4 November 1945) is an Argentine jurist, lawyer, and author. She was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Mendoza from 1984 to 2010. Kemelmajer was a member of the drafting commission of the updated Commercial and Civil Codes of Argentina. Born in San Martín, Mendoza, Kemelmajer earned a PhD in Law and Social Sciences the University of Mendoza. She was a tenured professor of civil law at the School of Law of the National University of Cuyo.

Early life and education Aída R. Kemelmajer was born on 4 November 1945 in San Martín, Mendoza to Jaique and Miguel Kemelmajer.

She earned her PhD in Law and Social Sciences from the University of Mendoza. Kemelmajer was a judge of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mendoza Province from 1984 to 2010.

Kemelmajer was a tenured professor of civil law at the School of Law of the National University of Cuyo. She taught private law at the university's School of Economic Sciences.

Kemelmajer was a member of the drafting commission of the updated Commercial and Civil Codes of Argentina, which have been in force since 2015. She was also part of a study commission for the unification of procedural norms for UNIDROIT and a UNESCO group on the precautionary principle. Kemelmajer is a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Union of Judicial Officers and the National Committee for Ethics in Science and Technology.

Kemelmajer has published dozens of books and more than 400 monographic articles. She has also conducted training courses for judges in Argentina and other Latin American countries.

Awards Kemelmajer received a Diamond Konex Award in 2016. She has received degrees of Doctor Honoris Causa from universities in Argentina, Peru, and France.

Selected publications La separación de hecho entre cónyuges La capacidad civil del menor que trabaja Los privilegios en el proceso concursal La responsabilidad civil en el derecho de familia La cláusula penal”; “Derecho real de superficie Temas modernos de responsabilidad civil Daños causados por dependientes Responsabilidad del Estado por los errores judiciales Protección jurídica de la vivienda familiar Calificación registral de los documentos que tienen origen en decisiones judiciales Justicia Restaurativa El nuevo Derecho de Familia Alimentos

Personal life Kemelmajer married lawyer Nedo Carlucci in 1968. She has two children, Fabiana and Leandro.