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A Preliminary Survey Of Recent International Legal Developments, Sompong Sucharitkul
A Preliminary Survey Of Recent International Legal Developments, Sompong Sucharitkul
The Sompong Sucharitkul Center for Advanced International Legal Studies
This year, three different time frames appear to commend themselves for our treatment of international legal developments of considerable importance and far-reaching consequences. The first covers the legal developments in the year 1997-1998. The second embraces continuing growth and progress made in the international legal fields within the United Nations Decade of International Law, that is from the year 1990 until today. The third and last is the half-century mark, dating back to 194 7-1948.
Mexico: The Case For Creation Of A National Court Of Human Rights, Nauhcatzin T. Bravo-Aguilar
Mexico: The Case For Creation Of A National Court Of Human Rights, Nauhcatzin T. Bravo-Aguilar
LLM Theses and Essays
The continuing oppression and violation of human rights in Mexico is predicated on the abuse of executive power, suppression of the powers of the Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos (the National Commission for the Protection of Human Rights), and the usurpation of the authority of the judiciary. This thesis conducts a comparative analysis of the protection of human rights under the Constitution of the United States, the German Basic Law, and the Constitution of Mexico. It analyses the concept of the judicial review of executive and legislative powers and advocates for the establishment of a National Court of Human Rights …
Obtaining Damages From Unconstitutional Convictions: A Comparative Study Between Habeas Corpus And Amparo, Francisco Donde
Obtaining Damages From Unconstitutional Convictions: A Comparative Study Between Habeas Corpus And Amparo, Francisco Donde
LLM Theses and Essays
This thesis focuses on the right of victims of political and other unconstitutional convictions to obtain legal relief in Mexico. The thesis critically examines the writs of Amparo and habeas corpus, their uses and enforcements in Mexico, including, the policy for the creation of the writs – liberty. This thesis makes a comparative analysis of the use of the Mexican writ of Amparo and the writ of habeas corpus vis-à-vis enforcement mechanisms in the United States for unconstitutional convictions. The thesis concludes with proposals for amendments to the Amparo statute in Mexico to create the possibility for damages as …