Judicial precedent in Mexico. Constitutional basis and basic problems

Though judicial precedent has been a figure with growing importance in Mexico during past decades—specially regarding constitutional law—, a traditional conception towards it persists. But in recent years, a closer to the Anglo-American tradition stance found its way into Mexican caselaw. Bringing e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Sánchez Gil, Rubén
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
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/15189
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/cuestiones-constitucionales/article/view/15189
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:caselaw
case law
precedent
Mexico
judicial branch
adjudication
binding effect
jurisprudencia
precedente
México
judicatura
aplicación judicial del derecho
efecto vinculante
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Sumario:Though judicial precedent has been a figure with growing importance in Mexico during past decades—specially regarding constitutional law—, a traditional conception towards it persists. But in recent years, a closer to the Anglo-American tradition stance found its way into Mexican caselaw. Bringing elements from the said legal culture to Mexican law, this study asks for the constitutional grounds of judicial precedent in Mexico, and sheds new light upon its two main problems: the use of “thesis” and the binding effect of judicial holdings. Thus, it contributes to a fresh appraisal of the Mexican bench’s legal and political role that would give new value to judge-made law in this country.