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Indigenous Law Portal

Large open-access collection of links to documents and websites concerning indigenous law, provided by LLMC Digital. Originally developed by the Law Library of Congress, the portal has sections covering the United States, Canada, Mexico and the circumpolar Arctic, and there are plans to extend its coverage to South America. Includes general websites, such as the Tribal Court Clearing House in the US and the Assembly of First Nations in Canada, as well as websites of individual tribes and NGOs and sites dealing with particular subjects (land tenure, environmental law and so on).

Constituciones Hispanoamericas

The Constituciones Hispanoamericas website provides free online access to Spanish constitutions (both current and historical) and those of Latin American countries. The site forms part of the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes digital library which is hosted by the University of Alicante in Spain. As well as the catalogue of constitutions and related documents there is background and historical information on Spanish and Latin American constitutionalism and a page of related web links. The site is available in Spanish only.

The 'Amparo' Context in Latin American Jurisdiction: an approach to an empowering action

Article explaining the writ of Amparo, a form of protection of individual human rights used in Latin American jurisdictions. The article was written by Gloria Orrego Hoyos who is the Legal Reference Librarian and Professor of Law and Legal Research at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires. The article was published in 2013 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the New York University School of Law.

Mexican Trademark and Copyright Law as it applies to E-Commerce

An online research guide focusing on industrial property, trademark and copyright laws relating to electronic commerce in Mexico. The guide, prepared by Jose-Juan Mendez, a local partner of Baker & McKenzie in Mexico City, provides commentary supplemented by a selection of links to sources available on the internet. The author describes trademark and copyright measures in Mexican law and outlines the risk of using trademarks and copyrights in e-commerce and the Internet.

World Law: Mexico

Section of WorldLII's Countries service covering Mexico. A full range of browse and search features is available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to Courts, Government, Law Journals, Lawyers, Legislation, Parliament and Treaties and International Agreements and subject areas including Competition, Elections, Foreign Investment, Energy and Intellectual Property. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Mexico on all of WorldLII.

International IDEA

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the growth of democracy worldwide. It is based in Sweden and has offices in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The website has background information its work and details of databases, networks and publications. Sections of the site cover work in the areas of electoral processes, political parties, constitution building, democracy and gender, state of democracy and democracy and conflict.

Mexican Senate

Official website of the Mexican Senate (Parliament) providing access to information on the members of the Senate and its political make up. Copies of the Parliamentary Gazette can be viewed on the site along with full text laws and decrees of the Senate. There is background information on the structure, organisation and history of the Senate, an outline of the legislative process and details of parliamentary committees. Most of the site including any full-text documentation is presented in Spanish. A few pages are made available in English.

Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas

Website of the Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas (Legal Research Institute) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The site has information about the organisation and activities of the Institute including profiles of staff. There are details of Institute publications, some of which can be freely accessed online. The site provides Mexican federal and state legislation, including an English translation of the Constitution and a searchable version of the Mexican Official Gazette.

Mexican Law Review

The Mexican Law Review is an English language publication of the Instituto de Investigaciones Jur¦dicas (Legal Research Institute) at the Universidad Nacional Aut¥noma de M?xico (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The aim of the Law Review is to bring together English translations of articles on Mexican and Latin American law. The Review is published twice a year and issues are available online from 2004 onwards.

Federal Civil Code of Mexico

Article documenting the background and history of the Federal Civil Code of Mexico written by Jorge A. Vargas, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and published in the features section of LLRX.com in April 2005. The article provides background information about Mexico's civil codes and the legal significance of codes in Mexico. There is a section on the 1928 Civil Code, a section highlighting the most significant aspects of the Federal Civil Code and comments on "decodification".

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