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Morena Candidates Sweep SCJN Seats in 2025 Mexican Judicial Elections

June 4, 2025 / Judicial Reform, Uncategorized

President Sheinbaum arrives to vote for the judiciary election at the center for voting in Mexico City – June 1, 2025 / Photo taken by Marco Ugarte / Associated Press. […]

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Judicial Campaigning in PJF Elections Begins

May 20, 2025 / Judicial Reform

05/19/2025 (written by spoli) – In September of 2024, then President Andrés Manuel López Obrador officially established a major constitutional reform to overhaul the Mexican Judiciary. The most ambitious of

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Judicial Reform in Mexico

September 30, 2024 / Corruption, Judicial Reform, Transparency & accountability

09/30/2024 (written by ecary) –One of the last presidential actions of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was passing an ambitious judicial reform, aiming to end corruption and give citizens the

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Man Acquitted of Sexual Abuse of Four-Year-Old Niece

May 6, 2024 / Human Rights and Civil Society, Judicial Reform

05/06/2024 (written by cahtoong) – On February 15, 2024 Judge Manuel Alejandro Martínez Vitela acquitted a man who was accused of sexually abusing his four-year-old niece. The judge’s acquittal shocked

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The Inter-American Court for Human Rights Condemns Mexico for Human Rights Abuses

February 24, 2023 / Human Rights and Civil Society, Judicial Reform, Transparency & accountability

02/24/2023 (written by abrizuela) – On January 27, 2023, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) condemned Mexico for its practice of arraigo and preventive detention. After examining a case

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Analyzing the Problem of Femicide in Mexico: The Role of Special Prosecutors in Combatting Violence Against Women

July 11, 2022 / Crime and Violence, Human Rights and Civil Society, Judicial Reform, Publications

07/11/2022 (written by dashirk) – Justice in Mexico has released its latest working paper titled Analyzing the Problem of Femicide in Mexico by Teagan McGinnis, Octavio Rodríguez Ferreira, and David Shirk

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Voces del sistema acusatorio: New Working Paper

April 29, 2021 / Judicial Reform

04/29/2021 (written by lcalderón) – Justice in Mexico, a research-based program at the University of San Diego, is releasing a new working paper from the Justicia en Marcha series by

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Mexico’s Judicial System is Modernizing with Digital Justice

February 10, 2021 / Judicial Reform

02/10/21 – The following work is an investigative piece by Justice in Mexico Training Coordinator Janice Deaton. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all sectors of society in Mexico, including

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Querétaro at the forefront of Mexico’s justice system

January 2, 2021 / Judicial Reform

01/02/20 (written by kheinle) – The State of Querétaro appears to be the model in Mexico for implementing the Accusatorial Criminal Justice System (Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorial, SJPA), at

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Antes y después: New Working Paper

September 30, 2020 / Judicial Reform

09/30/20 (written by lcalderon) – Justice in Mexico, a research-based program at the University of San Diego, released a working paper by Juan García Cruz entitled, “Antes y Después: Análisis

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