A native of Argentina, Alejandro Miguel Garro is a leading comparative lawyer. He received a law degree from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, and a master's of law degree from Louisiana State University, where he taught civil law and served as associate director of the Center of Civil Law Studies. He also completed a doctorate in juridical science at Columbia University, where he currently serves on the faculty and is a senior research scholar of the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law. A fellow at the Institut suisse de droit comparé, he has visited at the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Southern Methodist University, Villanova University, the Technische Universität Freiberg, the Universidad de Navarra, the Université Robert Schuman, the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, the Universidad de Montevideo and the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. A small sample of his publications is listed below.
Articles
Judicial Review of Constitutionality in Argentina: Background Notes and Constitutional Provisions, Duquesne Law Revue (2007)
Exportability of North American Chatttel Security Regimes: The Inter-American Model Law on Secured Transactions, Canadian Business La Journal/Revue Canadienne du droit de commerce (2006)
Forum Non Conveniens: Disponibilidad y adecuación en los foros latinoamericanos desde una perspectiva comparada, De Cita, Litigio Judicial Internacional (2005)
The Buyer´s Safety Valve Under Article 40: What is the Seller Supposed to Know and When?, Journal of Law and Commerce (2005)
Books
Contributions to Books
Some Misunderstandings About the U.N. Sales Convention in Latin America, Quo Vadis CISG? Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (2005)
Access to Justice for the Poor In Latin America, The (Un)Rule of Law and the Underprivileged in Latin America (1999)
Criminal Procedure in Argentina (with Alejandro Carrió), Criminal Procedure: A Worldwide Study (1999)
Difficulties in obtaining secured lending in Latin America: Why law reform really matters, Emerging Financial Markets and Secured Transactions (1998)