Below are recommended starting points for selected subjects of Mexican law. To locate additional subject-specific resources in the Georgetown Law Library, search the library catalog using keywords to narrow your search results (e.g. Mexico civil procedure or Mexico constitutional law).
Bankruptcy Law
Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Commercial & Business
- Commercial Code of Mexico and Commercial Companies Act of Mexico KGF1054.31889 .A5213 2019
- Getting the Deal Through (Lexology Pro)
Provides detailed, practitioner-written summaries of national laws in over 160 jurisdictions (including Mexico) that govern over 120 practice areas by using a question and answer format. On the main page, select Jurisdictions → Latin America & Caribbean → Mexico to see all available topics for Mexico.
- Lex Mundi’s Guide to Doing Business in Mexico
An introduction to business law in Mexico, covering topics such as corporate law, real property, intellectual property, foreign investment, tax, labor and employment, trade, and privacy/data protection. Also available on Lexis and Practical Law (Westlaw).
- Problemas Actuales del Derecho Empresarial Mexicano KGF1295 .P76 2005
An overview of legal and practical problems with economic ventures and development in Mexico.
- RIA Worldwide Tax and Commercial Law: Mexico (Checkpoint)
English translations of the full text of Mexican tax and business codes, laws, and regulations. To access, go to the main Checkpoint page and select International Tax in the Practice Area menu near the top-left, then go to Primary Source Materials → RIA Worldwide Tax & Commercial Law → RIA Worldwide Tax & Commercial Law -- Mexico.
- The USMCA: NAFTA Re-Negotiated and its Business Impacts in a Nutshell KDZ944 .F653 2023 and online
From the publisher: “This Nutshell introduces students, lawyers, government officials, and businesspersons to the law and economics of North American free trade. It first examines the basic question: Why Trade at All? The origins, rules, operation, and impact of NAFTA and its environmental and labor side agreements since 1994 follow. Changes made in the 2020 USMCA agreement and their early impacts upon business are explored in detail.”
Criminal Law & Procedure
Tax
- RIA Worldwide Tax and Commercial Law: Mexico (Checkpoint)
English translations of the full text of Mexican tax and business codes, laws, and regulations. To access, go to the main Checkpoint page and select International Tax in the Practice Area menu near the top-left, then go to Primary Source Materials → RIA Worldwide Tax & Commercial Law → RIA Worldwide Tax & Commercial Law -- Mexico.
- International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD)
This database provides summaries and explanations of many countries’ tax laws, including federal and state taxation in Mexico. It also includes primary legislation in English translation and selected cases involving tax law and tax treaties. For broad starting points, see its guides to individual and corporate taxation in Mexico.
- Bloomberg BNA Foreign Income Portfolios: Business Operations in Mexico
Bloomberg BNA’s tax portfolios include guides to taxation in selected countries, including Mexico. According to Bloomberg, this portfolio “discusses the significant features of Mexican income tax law as applied to foreign investors conducting business activities in Mexico. In addition to a detailed discussion of the taxation of domestic and foreign corporations and individuals, it includes an analysis of the legal and regulatory provisions governing the conduct of business operations within the country.”
