Politics Country October 24, 2024

Debate on Constitutional Reform in the Senate

The Senate of Mexico is debating the initiative to limit the judicial review of constitutional reforms, including human rights and elections, this Thursday.


Debate on Constitutional Reform in the Senate

The Senate of the Republic is scheduled to debate this Thursday a proposal that seeks to prevent the Judiciary from reviewing the reforms to the Constitution. During the committee session, the Morena party agreed to withdraw the proposed changes to Article One, which currently guarantees broad protection of human rights, including international treaties.

The proposal maintains the provision that reforms and additions to the Constitution, both in form and in procedure and content, may not be reviewed through any trial or appeal. The reform seeks to establish that the amparo trial will not be applicable against additions or modifications to the Constitution, covering its deliberative process, legislative process, and the corresponding voting, as well as those seeking to challenge decisions or declarations of competent authorities in electoral matters.

The document details that the proposal seeks to guarantee the unchallengeability of constitutional reforms, thereby protecting their integrity and preventing their review by the Judiciary. The discussion of this initiative promises to generate debates and conflicting opinions in the Senate of the Republic.