Mexico’s ‘Amparo’ Reform Is a Major Risk
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José Ramón Cossío Díaz, Jorge Medellín Pino, Emiliano Polo Anaya
The recently approved law complicates efforts to protect citizens from the government’s abuses.
MEXICO CITY—Earlier this month, the Mexican Congress approved President Claudia Sheinbaum’s reform to the amparo law, a judicial process that seeks to protect individuals from abuse of authority by state powers. It’s one of the country’s most significant legal innovations, originating with the Constitution of Yucatán of 1841, and even influenced other Latin American countries to adopt similar laws that buffer citizens against unconstitutional government actions. For years, amparo trials have allowed Mexicans to halt a wide range of government abuses and unlawful actions,...
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