The Mexican writ of amparo is a constitutional remedy that lets a person challenge a law, court ruling, or government act that violates their constitutional rights. First set out by Manuel Crescencio Rejón in the Yucatán constitution of 1841 and adopted nationally in the Reform Act of 1847 and the Constitution of 1857, it drew on the influence of United States judicial review and the writ of habeas corpus. Amparo proceedings can address violations of individual rights, unconstitutional statutes, and unlawful judicial, administrative, or agrarian decisions, and the Mexican model went on to influence similar remedies elsewhere in Latin America, in Spain, and in the Philippines.
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1. Juicio de amparo, Wikipedia (Spanish)
Section on the current Ley de Amparo, first sentenceQuote, Section on the current Ley de Amparo, first sentence
En 2013 se expide la Ley de Amparo
Writ of amparo, Wikipedia
History of amparo in Mexico, first sentence
Manuel Crescencio Rejón, drafted a constitutional provision for his native state, Yucatán
History of amparo in Mexico, second sentence
This was incorporated in 1847 into the national constitution.
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