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Elected Bodies: The Gender Quota Law for Legislative Candidates in Mexico
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modify the Constitution to give ethnic groups greater autonomy regarding local government, customs andland. Congress approved the law, but it was then sent (by whom?) to the Supreme Court for review. TheCourt decided against the law, declaring 321 constitutional controversies improcedentes [??].
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The law is named for its sponsor, PRD Deputy Rosario Robles. A group of 22 deputies from the Mexico
City Congress (17 from the PAN and 5 from the Green-Ecology Party) submitted an “action ofinconstitutionality” against the law, claiming that it violated constitutional guarantees of the “right to lifefrom conception” El Universal. 2002. A mujeres, 30 por ciento de candidaturas. [cited November 26,2002]. Available from www.el-universal.com.mx.. On January 28, 2002, the newspaper Universal ran afront-page story announcing that the Supreme Court was about to issue its decision on the case. The factthat this article appeared on the front page testifies to its importance. The Supreme Court upheld the law,or—more precisely—failed to overturn it, by a vote of six to five. The majority opposed theconstitutionality of the law, but did not win the eight votes required to declare the law unconstitutional.The President of the Supreme Court and member of the minority in this decision, Genaro GóngoraPimentel, celebrated the decision by saying “What a good thing for the good of women!” (que bien por elbien de las mujeres!) Aviles, Carlos. 2002. Avalan que MP autorice el aborto por violacíon. El Universal[cited November 26, 2002]. Available from www.el-universal.com.mx.. Deputy Robles, commenting onthe decision, emphasized the partisan conflicts behind the abortion issue and pointed to the divisionsbetween the President and the Supreme Court Saul Rodriquez, Lilia. 2002. Entre musica y risas festejanmujeres fallo sobre el aborto. El Universal [cited November 26, 2002]. Available from www.el-universal.com.mx..
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Interview with Marta Laura Carranza Aguayo and Roberto Ortiz Vega, INAMU, Mexico City, July 18,
2002.
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An article about the Supreme Court justices published in La Jornada, May 5, 2002, identifies a photo of
Justice Silva Meza with the caption “Against the Quotas.” A three-paragraph biography of him begins witha discussion of his stance on the Coahuila case Pastrana, Daniela. 2002. La corte manda. Jornada [citedNovember 26, 2002]. Available from www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/may02/020505/mas-corte.html..
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Interview, Mexico City, July 17, 2002.
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Interviews, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
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Unfortunately, ads are not available on the online editions of most newspapers.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 15, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, May 27, 2003.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
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Interview with German Martinez, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002
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Interview with Hortensia Aragon, Mexico City, July 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 17, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, date.
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Interview, Mexico City, May XX, 2003.
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{Instituto Federal Electoral, 2003 #906}.
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I thank Andy Sobel for posing this question to me.
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The French case was in 1982. Recently the courts upheld the 1999 gender parity law.
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modify the Constitution to give ethnic groups greater autonomy regarding local government, customs and
land. Congress approved the law, but it was then sent (by whom?) to the Supreme Court for review. The
Court decided against the law, declaring 321 constitutional controversies improcedentes [??].
22
The law is named for its sponsor, PRD Deputy Rosario Robles. A group of 22 deputies from the Mexico
City Congress (17 from the PAN and 5 from the Green-Ecology Party) submitted an “action of
inconstitutionality” against the law, claiming that it violated constitutional guarantees of the “right to life
from conception” El Universal. 2002. A mujeres, 30 por ciento de candidaturas. [cited November 26,
2002]. Available from www.el-universal.com.mx.. On January 28, 2002, the newspaper Universal ran a
front-page story announcing that the Supreme Court was about to issue its decision on the case. The fact
that this article appeared on the front page testifies to its importance. The Supreme Court upheld the law,
or—more precisely—failed to overturn it, by a vote of six to five. The majority opposed the
constitutionality of the law, but did not win the eight votes required to declare the law unconstitutional.
The President of the Supreme Court and member of the minority in this decision, Genaro Góngora
Pimentel, celebrated the decision by saying “What a good thing for the good of women!” (que bien por el
bien de las mujeres!) Aviles, Carlos. 2002. Avalan que MP autorice el aborto por violacíon. El Universal
[cited November 26, 2002]. Available from www.el-universal.com.mx.. Deputy Robles, commenting on
the decision, emphasized the partisan conflicts behind the abortion issue and pointed to the divisions
between the President and the Supreme Court Saul Rodriquez, Lilia. 2002. Entre musica y risas festejan
mujeres fallo sobre el aborto. El Universal [cited November 26, 2002]. Available from www.el-
universal.com.mx..
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Interview with Marta Laura Carranza Aguayo and Roberto Ortiz Vega, INAMU, Mexico City, July 18,
2002.
24
An article about the Supreme Court justices published in La Jornada, May 5, 2002, identifies a photo of
Justice Silva Meza with the caption “Against the Quotas.” A three-paragraph biography of him begins with
a discussion of his stance on the Coahuila case Pastrana, Daniela. 2002. La corte manda. Jornada [cited
November 26, 2002]. Available from www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/may02/020505/mas-corte.html..
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Interview, Mexico City, July 17, 2002.
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Interviews, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
27
Interview, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
28
Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
29
Interview, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
30
Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
31
Unfortunately, ads are not available on the online editions of most newspapers.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 15, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, May 27, 2003.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 16, 2002.
35
Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
36
Interview with German Martinez, Mexico City, July 18, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, July 18, 2002
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Interview with Hortensia Aragon, Mexico City, July 2002.
39
Interview, Mexico City, July 17, 2002.
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Interview, Mexico City, date.
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Interview, Mexico City, May XX, 2003.
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{Instituto Federal Electoral, 2003 #906}.
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I thank Andy Sobel for posing this question to me.
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The French case was in 1982. Recently the courts upheld the 1999 gender parity law.
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