Why Institutional Reputation Matters - The Role of Defamation in the Capture of the Mexican Judiciary

Autor: Jorge Gaxiola Lappe
Jazyk: German<br />English
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Verfassungsblog, Iss 2366-7044 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2366-7044
DOI: 10.59704/ebc6a6f112d168c5
Popis: Mexico is about to adopt a constitutional amendment to reform the judicial branch. While framed as an attempt to restore the legitimacy and independence of the judiciary, it is, in reality, aimed at capturing the judiciary. In this blogpost, I discuss a key strategy that enabled this judicial overhaul: the President’s persistent and systematic defamatory attacks on the judiciary. I argue that to facing the threat of institutional defamation, we must recognize the importance of the right to reputation.
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