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Mexico is a country beset by violence and insecurity, with 98 percent of violent crimes unsolved and 94 percent of crimes unpunished. These staggering statistics illustrate the critical need to understand the history of Mexico's penal law and justice system, from its evolution and development to its public image and effects on Mexican society.
In A Question of Justice Elisa Speckman Guerra elucidates Mexico's penal law and justice system in the twentieth century from the disciplinary perspectives of both history and law. Looking at the critical period from 1929 to 1971, Speckman Guerra investigates the democratic rule of law and to what extent it was followed within the justice system, as well as judicial proceedings considering the role of gender, class, and race. For that reason, Speckman Guerra also delves into homicides involving very well-known victims, like the famous singer Guty CÁrdenas, and notorious murderers, such as the Olympic medalist Humberto Mariles; the public image of police, judges, defendants, lawyers, and other actors involved in penal processes; and the representations of crime and justice in print and on film. This extensively researched study illuminates the evolution of Mexico's penal laws, institutions of justice, and sensationalist media and violence, thereby addressing issues that are critically relevant today.
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Foreword, JosÉ RamÓn CossÍo DÍaz
Foreword: The Wanderings of Justice, Sergio GarcÍa RamÍrez
Prologue
I. Preliminary Questions
II. The Design of Justice
III. The Public Image of Justice
IV. Experiences in Justice: Judges' Appointments and Profiles
V. Experiences in Justice: Judicial Practices and Notorious Homicides
VI. The Suppression of Criminal Courts
Conclusions
Appendix A: Magistrates Appointed to the TSJ
Appendix B: Judges Appointed to the Criminal Courts
Notes
Bibliography
Index
