Case Law in Mexico 1861-1919 – The Work of Ignacio Luis Vallarta
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Ignacio Luis Vallarta was instrumental in establishing notions of binding case law (jurisprudencia) in amparo actions (actions to protect constitutional rights) in nineteenth-century Mexico. This article examines Vallarta's reports of cases in the Mexican Supreme Court and his other writings to explore this concept in relation to his drafting of the Amparo Act of 1882. The work concludes that it is overwhelmingly clear from the works and statements of Vallarta that Mexican jurisprudencia in constitutional law is predominantly a product of direct borrowing of United States legal methods.
ISBN
9783428122165
Publication Date
2006
Publisher
Duncker & Humblot
City
Berlin, Germany
Keywords
Constitutional Law, Mexico, Vallarta, Amparo, Jurisprudencia, Precedent
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Legal History
Recommended Citation
M.C. Mirow, Case Law in Mexico 1861-1919 – The Work of Ignacio Luis Vallarta, in RATIO DECIDENDI: GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF JUDICIAL DECISION, (Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2006).
