Poderes Judiciales Bajo Acecho: México En Perspectiva Comparada
Poderes Judiciales Bajo Acecho: México En Perspectiva Comparada
Monday, 7 July 2025: 16:00
Location: FSE001 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
Oral Presentation
El acecho de los poderes judiciales, particularmente de las cortes supremas y los tribunales constitucionales, es una de las características del proceso de declive democrático que ha experimentado un número creciente de países en los 15 años más recientes. Aunque la experiencia mexicana de los tiempos recientes pareció durante un tiempo un caso prototípico de este proceso, el proceso de aprobación y los alcances de la reforma judicial de septiembre 2024 indican que en realidad se trata de un caso extremo, en la medida en que la reforma supone una purga judicial completa, introduce el voto popular como mecanismo de elecciones de todos los juzgadores, e instaura un tribunal con amplias facultades para disciplinar a todos los jueces. El objetivo de esta ponencia es describir el proceso que desembocó en la aprobación de la reforma y utilizar el caso mexicano para analizar la forma en la que las características y respuestas de los poderes judiciales inciden los procesos de acecho judicial.
The targeting of judicial powers, particularly supreme and constitutional courts, is one of the characteristics of the process of democratic decline that an increasing number of countries have experienced over the past 15 years. Although Mexico’s recent experience initially appeared to be a prototypical case of this process, the approval process and the scope of the judicial reform of September 2024 indicate that it is, in fact, an extreme case. This is because the reform involves a complete judicial purge, introduces popular vote as the mechanism for electing all judges, and establishes a court with broad powers to discipline all judges. The aim of this paper is to describe the process that led to the approval of the reform and to use the Mexican case to analyze how the characteristics and responses of the judiciary influence judicial targeting processes.
The targeting of judicial powers, particularly supreme and constitutional courts, is one of the characteristics of the process of democratic decline that an increasing number of countries have experienced over the past 15 years. Although Mexico’s recent experience initially appeared to be a prototypical case of this process, the approval process and the scope of the judicial reform of September 2024 indicate that it is, in fact, an extreme case. This is because the reform involves a complete judicial purge, introduces popular vote as the mechanism for electing all judges, and establishes a court with broad powers to discipline all judges. The aim of this paper is to describe the process that led to the approval of the reform and to use the Mexican case to analyze how the characteristics and responses of the judiciary influence judicial targeting processes.