Mexican Law

Author: Stephen Zamora; Jose Ramon Cossio; Leonel Pereznieto; Jose Roldan Xopa; David Lopez
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199288489
Published In: September 2005
Format: Paperback , 744 pages
Jurisdiction: Mexico ? Disclaimer:
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An authoritative overview by both US and Mexican experts which provides a comparative view of Mexican Law
Discusses the dramatic changes which have occurred as a result of the political and economic opening of Mexico over the past 15 years

Mexican Law provides an overview of the Mexican legal system. It sets forth the basic rules and legal doctrines, surveys the key institutions that make and enforce the law in Mexico, and places them in their cultural context. It makes frequent comparisons to United States legal doctrines and institutions, and provides a foundation for understanding the role of law and legal institutions in shaping public and private life in Mexico.

The volume surveys both public and private law, and provides examples of the practical application of the law. It discusses the discrepancies that exist between the written law (and the theories that underly it) and its application. Topics covered range from an overview of legal history to specific subjects such as labor law, family law, and constitutional rights.

The volume also discusses the development of the Mexican legal system in the context of the dramatic internal political changes of the last two decades, which, coupled with the increased integration of Mexico with the world economy (and especially with that of the United States), have resulted in dramatic changes in the role of law and in the operation of legal institutions. The book discusses changes in the legislature and judiciary, which have assumed greater importance at the expense of executive power, and also surveys new institutions that have been created in an attempt to limit authoritarian control of Mexican society. In this way, it demonstrates how the legal system has been shaped by Mexico's rich history and unique socio-economic circumstances.

Readership: Lawyers in academia, or practitioners with an interest in business or litigation in Mexico. Officials of governmental agencies, as well as of intergovernmental organizations and NGOs.

1: Legal history

2: Legal Education and the Legal Profession

3: Sources of Mexican Law

4: Federalism and Centralism

5: The Executive and Legislative Powers

6: The Judicial Power

7: Constitutional Rights

8: Judicial Procedures to Enforce the Constitution: Amparo, Controversias Constitucionales, and Acciones de Inconstitucionalidad

9: Administrative Law

10: Civil and Commercial Procedure

11: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

12: Regulation of the Economy and Environmental Regulation

13: Labor Law, Agrarian Reform and the Welfare State

14: Civil and Commercial Codes

15: Law of Persons and Family

16: Law of Property and Succession

17: Law of Obligations

18: Commercial Law

19: Law of Business Organizations

20: Law of Financial Institutions

21: Intellectual Property Law

22: Conflicts of Law (Private International Law)

Stephen Zamora, University of Houston Law Center, José Ramón Cossio, Faculdad Dereche, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, Leonel Pereznieto, Jose Roldan Xopa, Faculdad Dereche,, Instituto Tecnologico Automomo de Mexico, Derece, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, and David Lopez