Justicia en reforma : a diagnostic of Mexico's criminal procedure reform in early-implementer jurisdictions

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dc.contributor.advisorVillarreal, Andrésen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHansen, Patricia I.en
dc.creatorNichols, Denton Patricken
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-07T17:03:15Zen
dc.date.available2011-07-07T17:03:15Zen
dc.date.issued2011-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2011en
dc.date.updated2011-07-07T17:03:36Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractUntil recently, Mexico’s criminal court system systematically failed to observe the human rights of defendants, leading to widespread criticisms about the integrity of the system and the vulnerability of defendants to unconscionable judicial practices. Intending to remedy those deficiencies, several Mexican states have proceeded to transition from a semi-inquisitorial criminal procedure to an American-style adversarial one. Because of a 2008 reform to the national constitution, all Mexican states must adopt such criminal procedure reforms by 2016. In theory, these reforms should result in fewer overall cases, a reduced reliance on pre-trial detentions, and more dismissals of cases and acquittals. This thesis uses data collected by Mexico’s official statistical agency, INEGI, to test these hypotheses in judicial districts in four states: Oaxaca, Chihuahua, Morelos, and Zacatecas. While far fewer criminal cases are being brought in early-implementer districts that have transitioned to the new criminal procedures, the results on other statistical indicators are mixed. Nonetheless, the balance of evidence suggests that the reformed procedures are more likely to be fair to defendants and reduce overall wrongful convictions.en
dc.description.departmentLatin American Studiesen
dc.description.departmentLawen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.slug2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3539en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-3539en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectMexicoen
dc.subjectJudicial reformen
dc.subjectCriminal procedureen
dc.subjectJustice, Administration ofen
dc.subjectHuman rightsen
dc.subjectOaxacaen
dc.subjectChihuahuaen
dc.subjectMorelosen
dc.subjectZacatecasen
dc.subjectCriminal justice systemen
dc.subjectConstitutional reformsen
dc.titleJusticia en reforma : a diagnostic of Mexico's criminal procedure reform in early-implementer jurisdictionsen
dc.type.genrethesisen
thesis.degree.departmentLatin American Studiesen
thesis.degree.departmentLawen
thesis.degree.disciplineLatin American Studiesen
thesis.degree.disciplineLaw - Jurisprudenceen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Jurisprudenceen

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