Mexico
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal republic
- CONSTITUTION
- February 5, 1917
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- there are elements of the American system and Western democracies
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Deputies
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Justice, judges appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate
RELIGIONS
76.5% Catholics, 6.3% Protestants, other minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2001MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Early this year, the Mexican Supreme Court has ruled...
Early this year, the Mexican Supreme Court has ruled that its citizens can be extradited for trial abroad, provided they are sentenced under Mexican guidelines, which bans the use of the death penalty
- APRIL 26, 2000MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Mexico cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971)...
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971) at Art
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of...
On November 11, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), Mexico's representative Luis Alfonso de Alba said all countries needed impartial support to carry out the task of ensuring human rights
- APRIL 28, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Mexico was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971)...
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico (1971) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 1999MexicoDEATH PENALTY
During the year, the case of Hernandez Leyva, the biggest...
During the year, the case of Hernandez Leyva, the biggest multiple-murder in recent history, split the residents of a southern Mexico city over the issue of the death penalty