Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things Stand
Join us for a discussion assessing the need for judicial reform in Mexico and taking stock of current changes to the judicial system.
Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things Stand
In June 2008, Mexico adopted a series of far-reaching constitutional reforms designed to transform its criminal justice system from one based primarily on written record to a more open adversarial system of justice where trials are oral and public, and a presumption of innocence is clearly established. The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and the University of San Diego’s Trans-Border Institute hosted a lively discussion of these reforms, why they are needed and how the implementation of reforms has proceeded.
Documents & Downloads
- Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things StandDownload
- Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things StandDownload
- Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things StandDownload
- Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things StandDownload
- Judicial Reform in Mexico: Why it is Needed and Where Things StandDownload
Speakers

Eric L. Olson
Director of the Central America-D.C. Platform, Seattle International Foundation
Ernesto Canales

Diana Villiers Negroponte
Ana Laura Magaloni
Layda Negretre
Octavio Rodriguez
Guillermo Zepeda
Matthew C. Ingram
Hugo Concha Cantú
Carolina Villadiego
Robert Varenik
Mtro. Rommel Moreno Manjarrez
Catherine Cortez Masto
Hosted By
Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more