The Mexican Legal System, Vol. 1 »

FRANCISCO A. AVALOS is Foreign Law and International Law Librarian, College of Law, University of Arizona.

This reference guide to the laws and legal literature of Mexico has been designed carefully by a reference librarian for researchers who do not read or speak Spanish. This basic sourcebook provides answers to the questions that are asked most frequently: Which is the relevant code? Where can the text of the code be found? What secondary material is available? Which material is available in English? This up-to-date guide should be useful as a reference in college, university, law, government, and public libraries and in companies that do business with Mexico. It could also be used in courses dealing with Mexican law and business.

An introduction briefly describes Mexico's legal system and provides some historical background. Then the bibliography points to primary and secondary material of importance and is annotated partially. Entries are organized under forty-one subject categories with subdivisions pointing to the laws, the sources for the text of the laws, secondary materials from periodicals, and books and monographs. All Spanish titles are given first in Spanish and then in English. An appendix gives a directory of publishers. Author and subject indexes are included.

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This reference guide to the laws and legal literature of Mexico has been designed carefully by a reference librarian for researchers who do not read or speak Spanish. An introduction briefly describes Mexico's legal system and provides some historical background. Then the bibliography points to primary and secondary material of importance, organized under 41 subject categories. All Spanish titles are given first in Spanish and then in English. An appendix gives a directory of publishers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Preface

Introduction

Administrative Laws

Agrarian Reform Laws

Aliens and Nationality Laws

Amparo Laws

Anti-Trust Laws

Bankruptcy Laws

Banks and Banking Laws

Civil Procedure Laws

Commercial Laws

Constitutional Laws

Consumer Laws

Contract Laws

Copyright Laws

Corporation Laws

Criminal Laws

Criminal Procedure Laws

Customs Laws

Domestic Relations Laws

Firearms Laws

Foreign Exchange Laws

Foreign Investment Laws

Foreign Judgment Recognition

Health and Environment Laws

Housing and Urban Development Laws

Insurance Laws

Labor Laws

Mining Laws

Notary Laws

Oil and Gas Laws

Patent and Trademarks Laws

Political Laws

Property Laws

Securities and Stock Market Laws

Social Security Laws

Tax Laws

Torts Laws

Tourism Laws

Transfer of Technology Laws

Transportation Laws

Trust Laws

Water Laws

Miscellaneous

State Material

Appendix: Directory of Publishers

Author Index

Subject Index