Mexico‘s Supreme Court Enters โnew Era with Ministerial Shifts
Mexico’s supremeโ Court of Justice โฃof the Nation (SCJN) has begun a new chapter with the recent appointment โof new ministers,magistrates,and federalโค judges,effective September. the changes โmark the start of what is being referred to as the court’s “second tenth” chronologicalโค stage, building upon precedentsโค established before and after the 1917 โConstitution.
The โขSCJN’s rulings carry significant weight, as โits interpretations of the law – andโ therefore, the Magna (presumably โreferringโ to the Constitution) – are mandatory for other courts throughout the Mexican Republic. This precedent-setting role is notably โฃcrucial asโ the new โjudicialโ appointees take charge.
the author, a lawyer, activist, and criminal sciences teacher,โ acknowledges thatโฃ while opinions may differ on individual resolutions, many judgesโค have servedโ with integrity. Though,they alsoโ note the โpotential for others toโ leave their โpositions with diminished reputations.
The โresponsibility of upholding the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States now falls toโ theseโข new actors within the โฃ Address of Justice. The piece concludes โwith a quote from Roman jurisconsult โฃulpian:โ “Justitia est constans โฃet perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi” – “Justice is the constant and perpetual will โฃto give each one his due.” โค(Moranche Pocaterra, Mariana, compendium โคof Roman Law, Mexico, Mexico Metropolitan University, 2017, p.13). The author,โ Ulrich Richter, emphasizes the enduring need to build โขstrong โฃinstitutions and act responsibly โfor โขthe benefit of Mexico.
