August 9, 2016

 On July 15th, renowned Mexican journalist and social activist, Sergio Aguayo, was sued by  former Governor of Coahuila and former President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI), Humberto...

July 25, 2016

07/25/16 – Justice in Mexico is proud to release its newest publication, “The State of Judicial Sector Reform in Mexico.” With Mexico’s New Criminal Justice System (Nuevo Sistema de Justicia Penal, NSJP) in full effect, the Policy Brief...

July 22, 2016

On July 14, OASIS Training Director Janice Deaton visited the group at Harvard Law School in order to lead a “Train the Trainer” session on teaching oral trial skills. Ms. Deaton guided the participants through the training, allowing each...

July 5, 2016

The Mexican Senate recently approved the Miscelánea Penal reforms to support the New Criminal Justice System (Nuevo Sistema de Justicia Penal, NSJP), thus ultimately putting into full force the new system. The package of ten legal reforms were...

June 27, 2016

Second, the supporting laws put forth were largely hailed because they originated at the grassroots level, something that, several years prior, would not have been allowed. A law passed in 2014 now allows community members who collect more than...

June 24, 2016

To conclude, Dr. Shirk offered his reflections regarding the outcomes of the conference. The conference will inform an upcoming Justice in Mexico report on judicial reforms and serve as a step towards further collaboration with UNAM, where...

June 24, 2016

On June 11th, participants listened to Judge Luciano Angulo reflect upon the changing role of the judge and his experiences with unique cases that demonstrate the wide range of what is brought before him and the need for the judge to especially...

May 20, 2016

The Justice in Mexico Program and the University of San Diego School of Law are pleased to send you the agenda for our upcoming conference on "Promoting the Rule of Law in Mexico" on Friday, June 10, 2016, 8:30am to 5:30pm, in the Hahn University...

May 17, 2016

05/17/16 (written by rkuckertz) – On May 12, 2016, Justice in Mexico's Program Coordinator, Octavio Rodríguez, presented at the Mexican Senate's "Reforma a la Justicia Penal" ("Criminal Justice System Reform") Symposium. In attendance were...

May 13, 2016

05/13/16 (written by vvozarova) – On April 30th, the University of San Diego hosted its annual Alumni Honors Celebration. This year, Justice in Mexico’s OASIS Training Course Director, Janice Deaton, was selected as the honoree for...