Homeland Security Law and Militarization

This paper explores the reasons why the government and other political actors want a new interior security law in Mexico approved. Some initiatives of this law are described and critically examined. It puts forth arguments supporting the view that security is a responsibility of civilian authorities...

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Autor: Cárdenas Gracia, Jaime
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Cuestiones Constitucionales. Revista Mexicana de Derecho Constitucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/13235
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/cuestiones-constitucionales/article/view/13235
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Interior Security Law
Militarization
Geopolitics
Ley de Seguridad Interior
militarización
geopolítica
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Sumario:This paper explores the reasons why the government and other political actors want a new interior security law in Mexico approved. Some initiatives of this law are described and critically examined. It puts forth arguments supporting the view that security is a responsibility of civilian authorities in a Constitutional Rule of Law and not of the armed forced. The conclusions argue for constitutional reforms that will avoid the militarization of the country.