Preamble and Full Text of the 2008 Criminal Justice Constitutional Reform
Mexican Law Review, New series, Vol. IV, No. 1, 2011
51 Pages Posted: 7 Nov 2011
Date Written: November 6, 2011
Abstract
The following is a selection by professor Carlos Natarén of the most important sections of the various different preambles written by both the Chamber of Senators and the Chamber of Deputies during the almost two years of negotiation and exchange of different versions of reform bills between the two chambers.
See Natarén, Carlos, Notes on Criminal Process and Constitutional Reform in Mexico Today, Mexican Law Review, for a full description of the legislative process which led to the final version of the reform. The Constitutional text included at the end of this document is the definitive version after the reform.
Translation by Carmen Valderrama, reviewed by Carlos Natarén, edited by John Ackerman.
Keywords: Constitutional reform, criminal justice, public security, Mexico, accusatory model
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