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Will Directly Electing Judges Help Mexico Fight Corruption in its Justice System?

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September 9, 2024

Gustavo Flores-Macias, LACS

Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, says “The need to tackle corruption in the Mexican judiciary is very real. The country's legal system disproportionately favors the affluent and the well-connected. It is overburdened and slow. This is true at all levels, which is why impunity is widespread in Mexico.”

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