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
- FEBRUARY 16, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
A proposal to institute the death penalty in Mexico's...
A proposal to institute the death penalty in Mexico's largest state was overwhelmingly approved by voters during a nonbinding referendum, but voter turnout was not as high as organizers had hoped
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute...
Oklahoma said it would proceed with plans to execute a Mexican national, delaying for the moment a decision on whether to honor a stay issued by the World Court
- FEBRUARY 6, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
A Grady County jury, in Oklahoma, has recommended the...
A Grady County jury, in Oklahoma, has recommended the death penalty for Mexican national Isidro Marquez-Burrola, 41, for the February 13, 2002 murder of his his estranged wife Enruquenta Marquez
- FEBRUARY 6, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Texas said it would ignore a World Court order demanding...
Texas said it would ignore a World Court order demanding it stay the executions of 2 Mexicans, Cesar Robert Fierro Reyna and Roberto Moreno Ramos
- FEBRUARY 5, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The International Court of Justice ruled that three...
The International Court of Justice ruled that three of the Mexican nationals on death row in the United States should be granted a temporary stay of execution
- JANUARY 22, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Federico Estevez, political science professor at Mexico's...
Federico Estevez, political science professor at Mexico's National Autonomous University Estevez, said that a poll by the Reforma newspaper indicated about 55 percent of Mexicans favor the death penalty, which is unconstitutional in the country except in
- JANUARY 21, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Saying it had exhausted other alternatives, Mexico...
Saying it had exhausted other alternatives, Mexico appealed to the World Court to stop the execution of 51 of its citizens in the United States
- JANUARY 11, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Mexican government hailed Illinois Governor George...
The Mexican government hailed Illinois Governor George Ryan's decision to commute the death sentences of 167 convicts, three of them Mexicans
- JANUARY 9, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico filed a complaint against the United States...
Mexico filed a complaint against the United States in the International Court of Justice charging that American officials have violated the rights of all 54 Mexicans on death row in the United States and asking that their executions be commuted
- JANUARY 9, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
Mexico filed a complaint against the United States...
Mexico filed a complaint against the United States in the International Court of Justice charging that American officials have violated the rights of all 54 Mexicans on death row in the United States and asking that their executions be commuted
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003MexicoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art
The Constitution of the United States of Mexico at Art