Law of MexicoModule 8
Criminal justice and specialised fields: the accusatorial system, the criminal codes, environment and natural resources, intellectual property, data protection, treaties, arbitration and foreign judgments
Mexico’s criminal justice system has been accusatorial and oral since a constitutional reform of 2008 was fully in force in 2016. A National Code of Criminal Procedure applies across the country, while penal codes are federal and state. The prosecutor’s office investigates, a control judge supervises, and a trial court decides in oral hearings. The module also introduces the specialised fields that matter most to outsiders: environment and natural resources, trade marks and copyright, data protection, treaties such as the USMCA, arbitration and foreign judgments.
This course explains the law of Mexico, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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This course was written on 6 November 2026. To the best of our knowledge, it describes the law of Mexico as it stood on that date. Laws change, and we may have missed or misunderstood something. If you notice a change, or have other information, please do not hesitate to contact us: we will review it and update the course. We do not claim to be the final source of the law.
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