Mexican President Claudia Sheibanum Publishes Two Secondary Laws for Judicial Power Reform in the Official Gazette
President Claudia Sheibanum recently published two secondary laws related to the ongoing judicial power reform in Mexico‘s Official Gazette. The published laws are the Career Law for Judicial Officials and reforms to the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities.
What Do These Secondary Laws Mean for the Judicial Reform?
The Career Law for Judicial Officials establishes the foundations for the development of public servants, creating a unified registry of personnel in the judicial career. This registry will serve as a single, comprehensive database for human resource management in the judicial branch.
The law outlines the principles that should guide the judicial career, including excellence, professionalism, objectivity, impartiality, independence, seniority, and gender parity. It also details the capabilities and qualities that functional profiles should possess to ensure justice demands are met.
Moreover, the law assures that the labor rights of workers in the Federation’s Judicial Power will be completely respected following these changes.
Changes to Disciplinary Tribunals
The reforms also include modifications to disciplinary tribunals, granting the Disciplinary Judicial Tribunal and state-level tribunals the competency to probe and impose sanctions on public officials. These tribunals must adhere to their respective ethical codes and principles, including austerity, discipline, legal compliance, objectivity, professionalism, impartiality, integrity, accountability, efficiency, and rational use of public funds. The ethical codes must be made accessible to all relevant personnel and given maximum public exposure.
Sources:
- DOF [ Secondary Law for Judicial Career ] (in Spanish)
- DOF [ Reform to the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities ] (in Spanish)
