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I. About this Guide |
II. Government and
Political Structure |
III. Sources of Mexican
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| IV. Bibliographies and Research Guides | ||
This is a guide to University of Wisconsin campus and electronic resources for research in
Mexican law. The guide begins with a brief overview of Mexico's geography, history and
political structure, and then proceeds to outline the main sources of Mexican Law. The majority
of the sources in this guide are in Spanish. Annotations are given in English where deemed
necessary.
Please be careful to note the dates of publication for each text, as some may be outdated.
II. Government and Political Structure
Mexico is a democratic republic, consisting of thirty-one states and one federal district. At the
federal level, the government is organized into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
The President of the Republic, who is elected by popular vote for a six-year period, heads the
Executive branch. Although both the executive and legislative branch are empowered to initiate
legislation, in practice, the executive branch initiates most legislation.
(See footnote 1)
The legislative branch consists of a bicameral National Congress: the Senate and the Chamber
of Deputies. The Congress discusses and approves legislation and ratifies presidential
appointments.
The state governments are also divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
The Governor, who holds executive power for a six year term, applies state laws. Governors may
not be reelected. The legislative branch only has one chamber, the chamber of representatives.
Mexico has a federal and state court system. The Mexican Federal Judiciary is organized
according to a three-tier system. At the apex is the Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia
de la Nacion) which has final appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts. Three levels
of circuit courts operate as the fedaral appellate courts. The individual district courts serve as the
trial courts.
The states organize their courts along federal lines, although some of the smaller states do not
have the intermediate appellate court.
III. Sources of Mexican Law
Federal law is dominant in Mexico, and overrides state law in cases of conflict. The hierarchy in
terms of sources of federal law is: Constitution, Legislation, Regulation, and Custom. The
constitution overrides legislation; legislation overrides regulation; and regulation overrides all
custom. The persuasive value of case law in Mexico is limited in comparison to the importance
of precedent in U.S. jurisprudence, but Mexican courts do create binding case law in certain
circumstances. This binding precedent is called “jurisprudencia.”
(See footnote 2)
In general, the three most common and important steps in Mexican Legal research are: finding
the relevant article or articles in the appropriate code, finding doctrine (“doctrina”), and finding
the relevant binding case law, or “jurisprudencia.” The most critical and necessary step is
researching the relevant code.
(See footnote 3)
The Federal Constitution is the most important source of Mexican law.
Print
Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. 92nd ed. México: Editoral
Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 2914 1917 A2 1991
Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. 113th ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 1995.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 2914 1917 A4 M373 1996
Mexicano, ésta es tu Constitución. 8th ed. México, D.F.: Porrúa, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 2914 1917 A4 R299 1993
The Mexican Constitution with comments and explanations.
Electronic
1917 Constitution of Mexico
Location: http://www.ilstu.edu/class/hist263/docs/1917const.html
The Mexican Constitution in English, from Illinois State University.
Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Location: http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/index.htm
From the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico's federal congress. Links to the federal
constitution (in Spanish) as well as federal codes and laws.
Mexico's legal system is based on the civil law tradition. As in most civil law countries, the
starting point for Mexican legal research is legislation, and at the federal level, the federal
codes.
1. Federal Codes
Print
Federal Civil Code
Mexican Civil and Commercial Codes. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Pub. Co., 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 404 1995
Mexican civil and commercial code in Spanish and English.
Mexican Civil Code. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Pub. Co., 1996.
Location: Law Library KGF 404.31928 A5 D57
Mexican civil code in Spanish and English.
Commercial Code
Código de Comercio. 5th ed. Naucalpán, México: Ediciones Delma, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 1054.31889 A52 1991
Commercial code.
Código de Comercio. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Pub. Co., 1996.
Location: Law Library KGF 1054.31889 A5 M49
Commercial code.
Mexican Civil and Commercial Codes. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Pub. Co., 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 404 1995
Codes are in both Spanish and English.
Code of Civil Procedure
Código de Procedimientos Civiles Para el Distrito Federal. 3rd ed. Naucalpán, México:
Ediciones Delma 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 7632 A291932 A52 1991
Code of Penal Procedure
Código Federal de Procedimientos Penales. 5th ed. Naucalpán, México: Ediciones
Delma, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF5800 A291934 A52 1991
Penal Code
Código Penal. 49th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 7690 A291931 A52 1991
Electronic
All of the various codes may be accessed (in Spanish) via the website of the Chamber of
Deputires of Mexico's federal congress:
http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/index.htm
**Note that state legislation can also be accessed from this portal by clicking on “Leyes
y Poderes Estatales”.
Many of these codes can also be accessed at the web site INFOJUS (Institute of
Juridical Investigation), sponsored by UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México)
http://info.juridicas.unam.mx/
2. Federal Legislation by Subject
Amparo Law
A distinctive element of the Mexican Judicial system is the existence of Amparo, which
is a procedural remedy designed to offer prompt protection of civil rights from acts of
the authorities.
Ley de Amparo. 4th ed. Naucalpán, México: Ediciones Delma, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 2704.31935 A52 1991
Amparo legislation.
Pérez, A. Ley de Amparo Reglamentaria de los Artículos 103 y 107 Constitucionales y
su Jurisprudencia. 3rd ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 2704.31935 A6 P48 1992
Amparo's regulation and case law.
Schwartz, C. The Mexican Writ of Amparo and Extraordinary Judicial Remedies
Against Official Abuse in the United States: A Comparative Analysis. Ann Arbor,
Michigan. University Microfilms, 1974.
Location: Law Library KGF 2709 S39 1974
Agrarian Law
Ley Agraria y Ley Orgánica de los Tribunales Agrarios. 6th ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 3784.51992 A7 1994
Agrarian law and Agrarian Courts law.
López, A. Ley Agraria Comentada. 8th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 2002.
Location: Law Library KGF 3834.51992 L67 2002
Agrarian law, with commentary.
Administrative Law
Ley Orgánica de la Administración Pública Federal. México, D.F.: Editorial PAC,
1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 3230 A28 1991
Administrative law.
Cooperative Company Law
Cuauhtémoc, A. Ley General de Sociedades Cooperativas Comentada. Mexico City,
D.F.: Cámara de Diputados del Ilustre Congreso de la Unión, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 1370 A31994 L49 1994
General law for cooperative societies with commentaries by the author.
Environmental Law
Ley Federal de Aguas. 14th ed. México, Editorial Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 3310 A38 1991
Federal water law.
Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente y las Disposiciones
Complementarias. 9th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 3421 A31988 A7 1994
The general law of ecological balance and environmental protection, and
complementary legislation.
Health
Ley General de Salud. 11th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 3400 A28 1994
Health law.
Insolvency Law
Ley de Quiebras y Suspensión de Pagos. De 31 de diciembre de 1942. 11th ed. México,
D.F.: Editorial Porrúa, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 1474.51942 A6 R63
Insolvency law.
C. Doctrine (Doctrina)
Legal scholars of the civil law tradition produce legal treatises that are referred to as doctrine
(“doctrina”). In the civil law tradition, legal researchers accord doctrine a status similar to the
status of case law in the common law tradition.
The materials listed below in the Treatises and Journals sections would be considered by the
common law researcher as secondary resources. Some of these materials are introductory and
would not fit under the category of “doctrine” as it is understood in the civil law tradition.
1. Introductory Guides
Avalos, F. The Mexican Legal System. New York, Greenwood Press, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 150 A95 1992
El Derecho en México. 2nd ed. México, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1996.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 328 D468 1996
Guide to Mexican law with a reference to each field of law.
El Derecho en México: Una visión de Conjunto. México: UNAM, Instituto de
Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1991.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 327 D47 1991
Introductory manual to Mexican law.
Floris, G. An Introduction to the History of Mexican Law. Mexico City, México:
Libros Ocotepec, 1981.
Location: Law Library KGF 292 M37 1983
Gutierrez, R. Esquema Fundamental del Derecho Mexicano. 10th ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 327 G88 1992
Main scheme of Mexican law.
La Modernización del Derecho Mexicano. 2nd ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1994.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 320 M63 1994
Essays on the subject of modernization of Mexican state.
Vargas, J. Mexican Law: A Treatise for Legal Practitioners and International Investors.
St. Paul, Minnesota: West Group, 1998.
Location: Law Library KGF 333 B86 M486 1998
2. Treatises and Other Texts
Administrative Law
López, P. La Justicia Administrativa en el Sistema Judicial Mexicano. Guanajuato,
México: Universidad de Guanajuato, 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 3230 L56 1995
Treatise on public administration among the Mexican judicial system.
Serra, A. Derecho Administrativo. 2nd ed. México, Librería de M. Porrúa, 1961.
Location: Law Library KGF S47 1961
Guide to administrative law. Note the date.
Agrarian Law
Calva, J. La Disputa por la Tierra: La Reforma del Art. 27 y la Nueva Ley Agraria.
México, D.F.: Distribuciones Fontamara, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 3839 C35 1993
This book contains the reformed article 27 from the Mexican Constitution as well as the
text of the agrarian law.
García, S. La Justicia Agraria. México: Impresos Chavez S. A., 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 3810 G38 1995
Treatise on the agrarian judicial system.
Lemus, R. Derecho Agrario Mexicano. 8th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1996.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 3810 L46 1996
Treatise on agrarian law.
Power and Law: The Land Matter and the Indigenous People. Chapingo, México:
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 3813 G38 1995
Ruiz, M. Nuevo Sistema Jurídico Agrario. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 3825 R85 1993
Treatise on the Mexican agrarian reformation process that occurred between 1910 and
1990.
Amparo Law
Baker, R. Judicial Review in Mexico; A Study of the Amparo Suit. Austin: Published for
the Institute of Latin American Studies by the University of Texas Press, 1971.
Location: Law Library KGF 2730 B35 1971
Briseño, H. Teoría y Técnica del Amparo. Puebla, México: Editorial Cajica, 1966.
Location: Law Library KGF 2709 B75 1966
Guide to Amparo's theory and techniques.
Burgoa, I. El Juicio de Amparo. 29th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 2730 B87 1992
Treatise on Amparo's judicial procedure.
Civil Law
Galindo, I. Derecho Civil. 12th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 480 G37 1993
Guide to civil law concerning general issues, persons and family law.
Magallón, J. Instituciones de Derecho Civil. 3v. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1987.
Location: Memorial Library KHF 389 M33 1987
Guide to civil law.
Commercial Law
Manual de Operación para la Constitución y Funcionamiento de las Sociedades
Cooperativas. Mexico City, D.F.: Cámara de Diputados del Ilustre Congreso de la
Uni`n, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 1370 A319994 M36 1994
Manual for the establishment and implementation of cooperative companies.
Rodriguez, J. Curso de Derecho Mercantil. 20th ed. México, D.F.: Editorial Porrúa,
1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 1059 R63 1991
Treatise on commercial law.
Transnational Insolvency Project. International Statement of Mexican Bankruptcy Law.
Philadelphia, P.A.: American Law Institute, 1998.
Location: Law Library KGF 1479 A47 1998
Constitutional Law
A la Puerta de la Ley: El Estado de Derecho en Mexico. México, D.F.: Cal y Arena,
1994.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 327 A17 1994
Essays about the government of laws in México.
Arteaga, E. Derecho Constitucional: Instituciones Federales, Estatales y Municipales.
1st ed. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1994.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 2921 A883 1994
Treatise on constitutional law.
Bravo, N. The Establishment of a Constitutional Court in Mexico to Protect Human
Rights, and Specially What this Might Mean for a Right Against Self-Incrimination.
Thesis (S.J.D.), University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000.
Location: Law Library KGF 2548 B73 2000
Burgoa, I. Derecho Constitucional Mexicano. 9th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 2921 T46 1994
Treatise on constitutional law.
Derechos Sociales y Derechos de las Minorías. 2nd ed. México: Editorial Porrúa and
Universidad Autónoma de México, 2001.
Location: Law Library KGF 1775 D47 2001
Compilation of essays about social and minority rights.
Dávalos, J. Constitución y Nuevo Derecho del Trabajo. 2nd ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 1789 D39 1991
Treatise on labor law with special attention on article 123 of the Mexican Constitution.
Krieger, E. El Nuevo Derecho Constitucional: Barreras Legales para la Autarquía y la
Oligarquía. México: Grijalbo, 1996.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 2921 K75 1996
Treatise in which the author proposes modifications to the Constitution.
Leal, L. A Review of the Impact that the Establishment of a Constitutional Court Might
Have on Separation of Powers Principle in Mexico. Thesis (S.J.D.), University of
Wisconsin, Madison, 2000.
Location: Law Library KGF 2548 L43 2000
Leyes Fundamentales de México: 1808-1994. 18th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 2905 1994
Treatise on the history, evolution and amendments of Mexican constitutions through its
history.
Modernización del Derecho Mexicano: Reformas Constitucionales y Legales. México:
UNAM, 1993.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 2921 M63 1993
This book contains a variety of constitutional and law reforms.
Muñoz, V. Nuestra Constitución: Historia y Valores de una Nación. México: Secretaría
de Gobernación, Centro Nacional de Desarrollo Municipal, Instituto Federal Electoral,
Fondo de Cultura Econ`mica, 2000.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 2919 M86 2000
Explanatory guide to the fundamental values of the Mexican constitution.
Noriega, A. La Naturleza de las Garantías Individuales en la Constitución de 1917.
México: UNAM, Coordinación de Humanidades, 1967.
Location: Law Library KGF 3003 N67 1967
Tena, F. Derecho Constitucional Mexicano. 29th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 2921 T46 1995
Treatise on constitutional law.
Economic Law
Foreign Investment in Mexico: A Summary of Laws and Regulations Currently in Force.
Chihuahua, México: Bryan, González Vargas y González Baz, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 3725 F67 1991
González, J. Temas de Derecho Económico Mexicano. Azcapotzalco: Universidad
Autónoma Metropolitana, 1993.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 3700 G65 1993
Treatise on economic law.
The IFLR Guide to Mexico. London, England: Euromoney Institutional Investor, 2001.
Location: Law Library KGF 1059 I34 2001
Palacios, M. El Derecho Económico en México. 5th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 3700 P35 1993.
Treatise on Mexican economic law.
Von Mehren, P. Cross-border Trade and Investment with Mexico: NAFTA's New Rule
of the Game. Irvington Hudson, N.Y.: Transnational, 1997.
Location: Law Library KGF 4809 V66 1997
Electoral Law
Eisenstadt, T. Courting Democracy in Mexico: Party Strategies and Electoral
Institutions. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Location: Memorial Library JL 1292 E36 2004
Hurtado, J. El Sistema Presidencial Mexicano: Evolución y Perspectivas. México:
Universidad de Guadalajara: Fondo de Cultura Econ`mica, 2001.
Location: Memorial Library JL 1240 H87 2001
Treatise on the Mexican presidential system.
Mexico's Pivotal Democratic Election: Candidates, Voters and the Presidential
Campaign of 2000. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2004.
Location: Memorial Library JL 1292 M527 2004
Environmental Law
Brañes, R. Manual de Derecho Ambiental Mexicano. 2nd ed. México, D.F.: Fundación
Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental, Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2000.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 3421 B74 2000
Manual to Mexican environmental law.
Gutierrez, R. Introducción al Estudio del Derecho Ambiental. 4th ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 2001.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 3421 G88 2001
Introduction to the study of environmental law.
Nueva Legislación de Tierras, Bosques y Aguas. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica,
1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 3305 N84 1993
This book explains in a simple and practical way the Mexican legislation on land, forest
and water.
Family Law
Chavez, M. Convenios Conyugales y Familiares. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 480 C43 1991
Treatise on family and marital contracts.
Human Rights
Barragán, J. Los Derechos Humanos en México. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México:
Universidad de Guadalajara, Dirección de Publicaciones, 1994.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 3003 B37 1994
Study about human rights norms and the mechanisms available for their protection in
Mexico.
Barreda, S. Justicia Penal y Derechos Humanos. México, D.F.: Editorial Porrúa,
Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal, 1997.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 5404 B37 1997
Essays concerning criminal justice and human rights.
Los Derechos Políticos Como Derechos Humanos. México, D.F.: La Jornada
Ediciones: Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias en Humanidades, UNAM,
1994.
Location: Memorial Library JL 1281 D47 1994
Essays about the relationship between human and political rights in Mexico.
Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Mexico. Washington, D.C.: General
Secretariat, Organization of American States, 1998.
Location: Memorial Library JC 599 M42 R46 1998
Terrazas, C. Los Derechos Humanos en las Constituciones Políticas de México. 4th ed.
México, D.F.: M.A. Porrúa, Grupo Editorial, 1996.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 3003 T47 1996
Treatise on human rights in the Mexican constitution.
Indigenous Law
Cossio, J. Derechos y Cultura Indígena: Los Dilemas del Debate Jurídico. México,
Miguel Angel Porrúa, Grupo Editorial, 1998.
Location: Law Library KGF 2202 C677 1998
Treatise on Indigenous rights and culture.
Chenaud, V. Sierra, M. Pueblos Indígenas Ante el Derecho. 1st ed. México, D.F.:
Centro Francés de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos: CIESAS, 1995.
Location: Law Library KGF 2200 P84 1992
Essays on juridical anthropology.
Derechos Contemporáneos de los Pueblos Indios: Justicia y Derechos Etnicos en
México. 1st ed. México: UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 2202 Z9 D47 1992
Treatise on indigenous rights.
Durand, C. Derechos Indios en México. 1st ed. Chapingo, México: Universidad
Autónoma Chapingo, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 2202 D87 1994
Study on indigenous rights in Mexico.
González, J. El Derecho Consuetuinario de las Culturas Indígenas de México: Notas de
Un` Caso; Los Nayerij. 1st ed. México: UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas,
1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 2216 N39 G66 1994
Study about consuetudinary law among the indigenous Nayerij culture.
Guía de Asistencia Legal para los Pueblos Indígenas. México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional
Indigenista, 2000.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 2202 G8 2000
Guide to legal aid for indigenous people. This guide was intended to help indigenous
people in their criminal and agrarian legal conflicts.
La Rebelión en Chiapas y el Derecho. 1st ed. México: UNAM, Coordinaci`n de
Humanidades, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1994.
Location: Law Library KGF 2204 R43 1994
Essays pertaining to indigenous problems in Chiapas. The studies are made in a
juridical perspective.
Legislación en Materia de Indigenismo. Chiapas, México: Instituto Chiapaneco de
Cultura, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 6629 A28 1991
Indigenous legislation.
Ordoñez, J. Reclamos Jurídicos de los Pueblos Indios. 1st ed. México: UNAM,
Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1993.
Location: Law Library KGF 2204 O73 1993
Labor Law
A Comparison of Labor Law in the United States and Mexico: An Overview.
Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor; Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social,
1992.
Location: Law Library L 1.2: L 41/6
Breña, F. Mexican Labor Law Summary. 3rd ed. México, D.F.: Breña y Asociados,
2002.
Location: Law Library KGF 1784.51969 B74 2002
Canesa, A. El Derecho Laboral en México: Realidad y Encubrimiento. 1st ed., Col.
Industrial C.P.: Editora y Distribuidora Leega; Azcapotzalco, México: UNAM
Azcapotzalco, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 1789.5 D47 1991
This book contains the work of four authors who, through different essays, analyze the
reality of Mexican labor law.
Cueva, M. El Nuevo Derecho Mexicano del Trabajo. 14th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa,
1996.
Location: Law Library KGF 1789 C842
Treatise on labor law.
Dávalos, J. Constitución y Nuevo Derecho del Trabajo. 2nd ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 1789 D39 1991
Treatise on labor law with special attention on article 123 of the Mexican constitution.
Dávalos, J. Derecho del Trabajo. 9th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1999.
Location: Law Library KGF 1789 D38 1999
Guide to Mexican labor law.
Reynoso, C. Los Regímenes Laborales Especiales. Azcapotzalco: UNAM, Divisi`n de
Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 1992.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 1789 R49 1992
Treatise on some special labor regimes.
Military Law
Bermúdez, R. Compendio de Derecho Militar Mexicano. 2nd ed. Mexico, D.F.: Porrúa,
1998.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 5100 B47 1998
Treatise on military law.
Penal Law
González, J. Derecho Penal Mexicano: Parte General. México: Porrúa, 1991.
Location: Law Library KGF 5419 G66 1991
Treatise on penal law.
González, F. Derecho Penal Mexicano: Los Delitos. 28th ed. México: Editorial Porrúa,
1996.
Location: Law Library KGF 5510 G66 1996
Guide to penal law; felonies.
Penal Procedure
Colin, G. Derecho Mexicano de Procedimientos Penales. 13th ed. México: Editorial
Porrúa, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 5819 C65 1992
Guide to Mexican penal procedures.
3. Periodicals
Boletín mexicano de derecho comparado. M.xico, D.F. : El Instituto Instituto de
Investigaciones Jurídicas, UNAM, 1968-.
Location: Law Library Periodicals, 3rd floor, shelved alphabetically by title. Also
available via the internet at http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/publica/rev/boletin/
Published three times annually. Covers matters relating to comparative and Mexican
law.
Jurídica. Mexico: Escuela de derecho de la universidad iberoamericana, 1969-.
Location: Available electronically at Free E- Journals (UW Licensed Resource).
This annual journal covers aspects of Mexican and Comparative law.
Mexican Law Review. Mexico, D.F. : Instituto de Investigaciones Jur.dicas de la
UNAM, 2004-.
Location: Available electronically at HeinOnline (UW Licensed Resource).
Semi-annual publication. This electronic journal publishes papers written by
researchers at the Instituto de Investigaciones Jur.dicas.
Revista de la Facultad de Derecho de México. México, D.F.: Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, 1951-.
Location: Law Library Periodicals, 3rd floor, shelved alphabetically by title.
This is a biannual journal published by the Universidad Nacional Aut`noma de México's
Law School.
Symposium, Law and the Border. Los Angeles, California: UCLA School of Law, 2003.
Location: Law Library KF 4848 M48 S97 2003
United States - Mexico Law Journal. Albuquerque, N.M.: University of New Mexico
School of Law, 1993-.
Location: Law Library Periodicals, 3rd floor, shelved alphabetically by title. Also
available at LEXIS/NEXIS (UW Licensed Resource).
Annual publication. This law journal gathers articles concerning common legal
problems between the U.S. and Mexico.
D. Case Law
In theory, the principle of “stare decisis” is not recognized in Mexican jurisprudence. There are
exceptions, however. A ruling will become binding when a court renders a decision by a
specified number of votes and on the same point of law in five successive decisions. This
Jurisprudencia (precedent) is binding on the court that established it and on all lower federal
and state courts.
Print
Cárdenas, F. Legislación Penal y Jurisprudencia 1917 _ 1991. 1st ed. México, D.F.:
Cárdenas, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 5400 C27 1992
Penal legislation and case law.
Perez, A. Ley de Amparo Reglamentaria de los Artículos 103 y 107 Constitucionales y
su Jurisprudencia. 3rd ed. México: Editorial Porrúa, 1992.
Location: Law Library KGF 2704.31935 A6 P48 1992
Treatise on “Amparo” and its jurisprudence.
Electronic
Jurisprudencia
Location: http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/infjur/leg/legmexes.htm
This web site is sponsored by Universidad Autónoma de México. Click on “Legislación
y Jurisprudencia,” then scroll down to “Jurisprudencia” and enter the subject, type and
date of the case law that you are looking for.
Jurisprudencia
Location: http://www2.scjn.gob.mx/ius2006/
From the Supreme Court of Justice's web site. This link provides access to supreme
court jurisprudence from 1917 to November of 1996.
IV. Bibliographies and Research Guides
Legislación Federal de México
Location: http://www.diputados.gob.mx/
This site contains federal and local Mexican legislation. Sponsored by Mexico's Chamber of
Deputies.
Diccionario Jurídico Mexicano. México: UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1984.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 102 D52 1984
Mexican juridical dictionary.
Electronic Guide to Mexican Law
Location: http://www.llrx.com/features/mexican.htm
Hurtado, E. Bibliografía General del Derecho en México. 1st ed. México: UNAM, Instituto de
Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1991.
Location: Memorial Library KGF 1 H87 1991
General bibliography of Mexican law.
Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas
Location: http://www.juridicas.unam.mx/
The Institute of Juridical Investigations is sponsored by the Universidad Autónoma de México
and it aims to spread and enrich the juridical Mexican culture. Here you will find legislation,
case law, electronic publications and more.
Treatise on Mexican Law
Location: http://www.mexlaw.com
Electronic treatise on Mexican law. Sponsored by Professor Jorge A. Vargas.
Mexican Law: A Treatise for Legal Practitioners and International Investors. 4v. St. Paul,
Minnesota: West Group, 1998-.
Location: Law Library KGF 333 B86 M486 1998
Lexis Nexis
Location: http://www.lexis.com/lawschool
Access to Mexico's federal (and selected state) legislation, and Mexico Supreme Court cases.
Also provides news and business information. See the Lexis Directory of Online Sources for
more information. (Select “Mexico” as the LexisNexis Library)
Westlaw
Location: http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com
Access to federal legislation and regulations; law reviews, bar journals and legal news; and
business information and general news. See the Westlaw Database Directory,
http://directory.westlaw.com/ , for more information. (Click on “International/Worldwide
Materials”, and browse to “Mexico”)
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