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Mexico Discovers Due Process

 Posted on March 01, 2008 in Uncategorized

Mexico is in the process of overhauling its criminal justice system (WSJ). Jury trials aren't in the works, yet, but reforms include a move from an inquisitorial system in which judges decide cases in secret based on written submissions, to an adversarial system of open trials with oral argument.

Oh, and now people accused of crimes in Mexico will be presumed innocent.

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