BMA rejects approval in committees of changes to the Amparo Law

Mexico City. The Mexican Bar Association (BMA) expressed its rejection of the approval in committees of the initiative to reform articles 129 and 148 of the Amparo Law, which seeks to limit the capacity of the judging persons to act and the effects of the suspension of general rules.

He urged the Congress of the Union to convene an open parliament prior to the discussion and approval of the initiative.

In a statement signed by Víctor Oléa Peláez, president of the BMA, he pointed out that the proposed reform seeks to restrict the powers of judges to suspend general norms, in contradiction with the 2011 constitutional reform, which recognized human rights as the parameter of validity of the entire Mexican constitutional order.

“It is essential to maintain the constitutional power of the judges to grant suspensions and thus protect human rights, both in their individual and collective aspects, avoiding irreparable violations of them to the detriment of all people in Mexican territory.

“In addition, in line with the 2011 constitutional reform, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) has recognized that the effects of the amparo can benefit third parties unrelated to the controversy, which is desirable to protect rights of a collective nature. and diffuse that impact public order and social interest.”