Home   About the Author           Book Description   Book Reviews   Buy this book   The Seven Appendices   Synopsis 1 thru 20   Synopsis 21 thru 40   Recent Developments   Volume 1 Table of Contents   Volume 2 Table of Contents   Volume 3 Table of Contents   Volume 3 Preface   Volume 3 Introduction   Volume 4 Table of Contents   Volume 4 Introduction           Dictionary Description   Who Should Buy the Dictionary   Examples of Legal Terms   Buy this Dictionary         1. Introduction   1.1 Overview of Mexico's Legal System   1.2 Mexican Law Information in Spanish   1.3 Mexican Law Information in English         2. Legislative Enactments   2.1 No Mexican Federal Statutes in English   2.2 Mexican Federal Statutes in Spanish   2.3 Mexico's Major Codes in Spanish   a. Federal Civil Code   b. Code of Commerce   c. Code of Civil Procedure   d. Federal Code of Criminal Procedure   e. Federal Criminal Code   f.  Fiscal Code of the Federation   2.4 Mexico's Diario Oficial de la Federación   2.5 The Federal Constitution of 1917   a. Mexico: A Federal Republic   b. The Executive Power   c. The Legislative Power   d. The Judicial Power         3. International Treaties and Conventions   3.1 Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE)   3.2 List of International Treaties and Conventions on conflict of laws, business and environmental questions to which Mexico is a party   3.3 International Judicial Cooperation         4. Mexico's Federal Government         5. State Governments   5.1 Specific State legislation (i.e, State Constitution, codes, laws, etc.)         6. Legal Background and History of Mexico         APPENDIX I Mexico's Federal Legislation   APPENDIX II Mexico's 18 Secretariats of State Web Sites   APPENDIX III Web Sites of Mexico's 31 States   APPENDIX IV Compendium of the Best Mexican Law Web Sites (5 in English and 6 in Spanish)