Mexico, Judicial Reform
Mexico adopts judicial reform critics say is a hit to democracy
Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Sunday signed an overhaul of the country's judicial system that critics warn will weaken democracy. Why it matters: López Obrador says the constitutional reform,
Mexico’s Controversial Judicial Reform Is Signed by President
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a bill into law on Sunday that will require all federal judges, including those on the Supreme Court, to be elected by popular vote.
Judicial reform takes effect after AMLO signs it into law
President López Obrador signed the decree promulgating the judicial reform bill which he says will bring a "true rule of law."
Mexico Court Overhaul Goes into Effect Despite Judicial Uproar
Mexico’s highly contested judicial reform went into effect Sunday. In recent weeks, judges and other court workers have launched a wave of protests against the judicial overhaul, which will allow for the election of judges by popular vote.
Mexico’s controversial judicial reform takes effect following government decree
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree in the Official Federal Gazette on Sunday, confirming that recent judicial reforms have now taken effect following his formal approval
Mexico passes controversial judicial reform – will it hurt investors?
"The corrupt judges – are they going to continue defending foreign companies that come to loot, rob and affect the economy of Mexicans?” asks Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). The outgoing Mexican president’s typically warm welcome to international investors comes as his governing Morena party consolidates power.
Mexico Ushers In Judicial Reform Allowing Voters to Elect Judges
Mexico's judicial reform, which allows voters to elect judges, took effect on Sunday following its publication in the government gazette. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, nearing the end of his term,
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Explainer: Senate approves Mexico's controversial judicial reform. Now what?
Mexico's Senate on Wednesday approved a judicial reform that has fueled a court workers' strike, strained relations with the United States and triggered market volatility in Latin America's second-largest economy.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Mexico Judicial Reform
Protesters attempt to break into a room in the Senate as lawmakers weigh the government’s proposed judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.
Protests in Mexico as controversial judicial reform passed
Mexico's Senate has approved a controversial judicial reform under which judges will be elected by popular vote. Its supporters say the changes will make judges more accountable to the Mexican people but critics argue it undermines the country's system of checks and balances and will strengthen the power of the governing Morena party.
Mexico's Sweeping Judicial Overhaul Formally Takes Effect
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador addresses the media in his daily press conference at the National Palace, after Mexico's Senate approved a judicial reform, in Mexico City, Mexico September 11,
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Is Mexico's judicial reform a good or bad idea?
And this morning, after 12 hours of debate and interruptions by protesters, Mexico's Senate also passed the judicial reform 86 to 41. Here's Senator Enrique Inzunza of the Morena party on the ...
Mexico's ruling bloc appears to secure Senate votes for judicial reform
Mexico's ruling bloc appeared to secure the necessary votes to pass a judicial reform bill on Tuesday evening after an ...