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Mexican Legal Research

This in-depth guide will help researchers navigate Mexican legal materials.

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Statutes

Official Gazette

The Diario Oficial de la Federación is the official gazette of Mexico and publishes all new federal legislation and legislation that applies to the Federal District and states. It also contains important announcements, notices, decrees, resolutions, tenders, proposed rules and regulations, and draft and final standards issued by the Mexican government and its agencies. Its website includes the text of the Diario since 1917 (with PDF facsimiles of the print edition available from 1920–present) and a history of the Diario.

Codes

As a civil law system, Mexican law is organized into codes. Electronic versions of the Spanish-language originals are available from the sources below; selected annotated Spanish originals and English translations are available in print in the library.
 

Electronic
Annotated codes
Codes in English Translation