The Concept of Jurisprudencia in Mexican Law

The present essay describes the concept of jurisprudencia in Mexican law, a term which refers to constant and unvarying criteria to interpret and apply the Constitution, federal and state statutes and rulings and international treaties, expressed in the decisions of some federal courts. Firstly, the...

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Autor: Serna de la Garza, José Ma.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Mexican Law Review
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/7725
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/mexican-law-review/article/view/7725
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Precedent
judicial decisions
case law
Precedente
decisión judicial
jurisprudencia
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Sumario:The present essay describes the concept of jurisprudencia in Mexican law, a term which refers to constant and unvarying criteria to interpret and apply the Constitution, federal and state statutes and rulings and international treaties, expressed in the decisions of some federal courts. Firstly, the concept of jurisprudencia in Mexican law is discussed. Secondly, both the constitutional and legal regimes of jurisprudencia are explained and analyzed. Finally, the system for reporting jurisprudencia and the relationship between case law and legal teaching in Mexico are examined.