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The members of the General Council of the Judiciary, Pilar Sepúlveda García de la Torre and Juan Martínez Moya, respectively, the president of the Superior Court of Justice of Extremadura, María Félix Tena Aragón, and the secretary of Equality and Conciliation of the Regional Government of Extremadura, María del Ara Sánchez Vera, opened the 2^nd Ibero-American and European Agricultural and Livestock Law Course” today, which was organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and the General Council of the Judiciary under the agreement signed between both institutions. (12/03/2024)

During her speech, the secretary of Equality and Conciliation of the Regional Government of Extremadura advocated for the defence of the primary sector, stating that “farmers deserve us to look back and remember that humanity needs the products of the field in order to keep subsisting”. She also highlighted the work carried out by Yuste Foundation in “contributing to the promotion and consolidation of the existing links between Extremadura, Europe, and Ibero-America”.

In turn, the president of the Superior Court of Justice of Extremadura, María Félix Tena Aragón, noted that this course addresses nuances from all jurisdictions that “enrich” this legal branch, which has a special impact on a region like Extremadura. Additionally, the president recalled that this activity was “one of the most valued and in high demand” in the national General Council of the Judiciary training plan for this year.

The member of the General Council of the Judiciary, Pilar Sepúlveda García de la Torre, stated that the decentralisation of training aims to bring the issues of the territories closer to judges. Thus, “this course takes place in Extremadura because agriculture and livestock are essential elements of its economy and way of life”. She also announced the continuity of this course, which “will become an international reference”, she affirmed.

To conclude the inauguration, Juan Martínez Moya, a member of the General Council of the Judiciary, highlighted the complicity between the General Council of the Judiciary and Yuste Foundation for the organisation of this course and the design of the preparatory meeting for the Ibero-American Judicial Summit, one of whose preparatory meetings will be held in Extremadura next year.

Some of the speakers of the course include the president of the General Council of the Judiciary, Vicente Guilarte Gutiérrez, and the magistrate of the 2^nd Chamber of the Supreme Court, Pablo Llarena Conde, who will deliver a lecture entitled “El delito de fraude de subvenciones”. In addition, the course will feature the professor of Agricultural Law at the University of Verona, Leonardo Pastorino, and the secretary-general of the Jijona and Turrón de Alicante Regulatory Council of the Protected Geographical Indications and secretary of the association ORIGEN ESPAÑA, Federico Moncunill Gallo.

This activity, which is part of the General Council of the Judiciary’s state training plan, aims to give relevance and visibility to a sector that is rarely explored from the perspective of legal science, especially from an international dimension.

The course is co-directed by the president of the Superior Court of Justice of Extremadura, María Félix Tena Aragón, and the director of Yuste Foundation, Juan Carlos Moreno. It is organised in collaboration with the Notarial College of Extremadura and the College of Registrars of Property, Mercantile, and Movable Goods of Spain.