• Welcome to the Justice in Mexico Project

    This site provides access to current events and information related to the rule of law in Mexico, and is maintained by the Justice in Mexico Project a research initiative sponsored by the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego. The Justice in Mexico project generates a variety of original research outputs that are available on this site, including books and working papers, monthly reports on judicial sector developments in Mexico, publicly accessible databases, and state-level GIS maps on crime and violence. This project currently benefits from the generous financial support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Tinker Foundation, The Open Society Institute, and the contributions of individual donors to the Trans-Border Institute.

Mexican Firefighters Not Considered Public Security

1/27/12 – On January 25, the Supreme Court in Mexico (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, SCJN) established that firemen were not considered public security officers under Mexican law. Determining that firefighters’ principal functions include fire prevention, emergency response and mitigation, risk and disaster relief, and assistance and protection of the population, the Supreme … Read more

Mexico Denies Human Rights Watch Allegations

1/28/12 – Mexico’s Interior Ministry (Secretario de Gobernación, Segob) sent out a formal complaint to Human Rights Watch (HRW) stating that the accusations it makes about Mexico in its recent reports are untrue and “do not reflect the real status in Mexico.”  On January 21, HRW released its annual “World Report,” which examines the status … Read more

Mexican Legislator Proposes Law Similar to U.S. SOPA Bill

01/26/12— In the midst of the U.S. Congress reviewing two pieces of anti-piracy legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Propety Act (PIPA), the Senate of Mexico has also been in the process of reviewing its own anti-piracy propostion made by legislator Federico Döring of the National Action Party (Partido Acción … Read more

Mexican Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Federal District’s Asset Seizure Law

01/26/12—Today Mexico’s Supreme Court upheld the Constitutionality of the Federal District’s new asset seizure law (ley de extinción de dominio), denying a property owner’s request for protective judicial redress (amparo) four to one. Prior to the current asset seizure law, Mexico’s constitution had only allowed the government to seize property after fairly compensating the owner … Read more

Investigations Open into Possible Spying in Chamber of Deputies

01/24/12– Accusations of illegal spying and tapping of public administration buildings have been reported in the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) this past week. Submitted to the Deputy Attorney of Specialized Investigations of Federal Crimes (Subprocuraduría de Investigación Especializada en Delitos Federales, SIEDF), the report claimed that a listening device was discovered in the San … Read more

1997 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Visits Mexico

01/23/12 – Jody Williams, the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner and president of the International Nobel Women’s Initiative Organization, visited Mexico this week to discuss and determine the state of high profile issues plaguing the country. During her visit, Williams met with Federal Attorney General (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) Marisela Morales Ibáñez on January … Read more

2011 Marks Highest Record of Auto Theft in Mexico

01/12/11 – The Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones de Seguros, AMIS) announced that 2011 has marked a new high record for the number of auto thefts reported throughout Mexico. General director of AMIS, Recaredo Arias Jiménez , announced that in this past year, 85,510 insured vehicles were reported stolen, which is … Read more

Spillover Violence in Arizona and California

01/21/12— Two apparently unrelated killings in the Southwest region of the United States this month have brought the issue of ’spill-over violence’ back into the spotlight. On Friday, January 6, 2012, a man’s decapitated body was located west of the Tuscan Mountains in Arizona. The body was discovered missing its hands, feet, and head, none of which were … Read more

Top Sinaloa Arms Trafficker Captured

01/20/12 – The Mexican Ministry of Public Security (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública, SSP) announced today the capture of Eduardo Ávila Ojeda, 34, in Culiacán, which is in northern Mexico. Ávila, known as “El Lalo,” is one of the Sinaloa cartel’s top arms smugglers. SSP called Ávila “one of the main introducers to the country of firearms, cartridges and … Read more

Calderón Meets with CIA Director to Discuss the Security Agenda

01/18/12— Mexican President Felipe Calderón met in private today with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director General David Petraeus, U.S. ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne, Nobel Prize economist Nouriel Roubini, and members of his security cabinet. The meeting took place at the presidential residence in Los Pinos and focused on the security agenda between the two countries. According to a statement issued from the … Read more

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