The Constitution of Mexico : a contextual analysis / José María Serna de la Garza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serna de la Garza, José María, author.

Contributor:

Charles H. Maxson Fund.

Series:

Constitutional systems of the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--Politics and government.

Mexico.

Politics and government.

Constitutional law--Mexico.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional history--Mexico.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 229 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2013.

Summary:

"This book provides an overview of Mexico's political evolution since it became independent from Spain in 1821, and its current constitutional arrangements, principles and structures. The aim is to explain this evolution as the result of struggles between the interests and ideologies of different groups within Mexican society, each with a different political vision of how the State should be organised"--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Mexico's constitutional trajectory

Democracy and the electoral system

The legislative branch of government

The executive branch of government : presidencialismo

The judicial branch of government : courts and judicial review

The federal system

The protection of human rights

The constitution and the national economy

Concluding thoughts: Democratic transition and constitutional change in Mexico.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.

ISBN:

9781849462884

1849462887

OCLC:

825559750