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This paper gives an overview of Mexico鈥檚 judicial reform process and where things stand now that the Pe帽a Nieto government has assumed the presidency from Felipe Calder贸n. Assistant Professor Matthew Ingram (University at Albany, SUNY) authored the report, and below are his responses to questions about the report and further analysis of the reform.

 

Question: What is the significance of the criminal procedure reform? You assert in the paper that it has the potential to promote a change in the 鈥渙verall sense of rule of law鈥� in Mexico. Can you further explain this idea?

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Question: Overall, what is the state of implementation of the 2008 criminal procedure reform in Mexico?

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Question: What are the major ongoing challenges in implementing the reform?

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Question: You call Chihuahua the 鈥渇rontrunner鈥� in terms of its progress implementing the reform, and your analysis compares the progress of all other states against the benchmark of Chihuahua鈥檚 state of implementation. Why was Chihuahua able to approve the reforms relatively early? Are there policies in place that have enabled Chihuahua to maintain steady progress in implementation?

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Question: President Enrique Pe帽a Nieto has proposed a unified code of criminal procedure that would replace all of the local codes of criminal procedure. If this legal centralization gains traction, what would the implications be?

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