A TREATISE FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
AND
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
   
   
 
VOLUMES 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One...

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Contrasting Legal Differences between the United States and Mexico's Legal Actors, Sources,Courts and Federal Agencies
Prof. Jorge A.Vargas

Chapter Two...

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Mexico's Constitution
Prof. Jorge A.Vargas

Chapter Three...

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Mexico's Powers of Attorney

Lic. Javier F. Becerra

George Humphrey, Esq.

Chapter Four...

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Mexico's Foreign Investment Act of 1993
Prof. Jorge A.Vargas

Chapter Five...

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Mexican Labor Law

Lic. Linda Escandón Ojeda

Marina Bottone, Esq.

Chapter Six...

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Maquiladoras and Their Legal Regime
Randal J. Rein, Esq.

Chapter Seven...

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Commercial Companies in Mexico
Lic. Socorro Carreras

Chapter Eight...

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Regulatory Framework for the Mexican Franchising Industry

Lic. Eduardo Bustamante

Lic. Armando L. Esquer

Chapter Nine...

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Mexican Negotiable Instruments
Jeffrey Scott Eddington, Esq.

Chapter Ten...

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Fideicomisos: Real EstateTrusts in Mexico's Restricted Zone
Prof. Jorge A.Vargas

Chapter Eleven...

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Financial Groups in Mexico
Lic. Ramiro Solis

Chapter Twelve...

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Environmental Law

Lic. Federico Ruanova

William J. Standfield, Esq.

Chapter Thirteen...

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The Industrial Property System of Mexico
Lic. Jorge Amigo Castañeda

Chapter Fourteen...

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Bankruptcy
Victor Villaplana, Esq.

Chapter Fifteen...

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Government Procurement in Mexico
Lic. Hugo Perezcano Díaz
   
 

Author & General Coordinator:
JORGE A. VARGAS
Professor of Law,
University of San Diego School of Law
Published by ©West Group (1998)
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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)