THE FIRST MEXICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM AND ITS PENAL REGIME

Abstract

This study focuses on exploring the penal constitutional provisions present in the initial magna carta of the Mexican federal entities, promulgated in the 1820s. Two hundred years after the Constitution of 1824, the legal foundations shaping the current judicial system are examined, highlighting their relevance in the contemporary context. The analysis is based on the Collection of Constitutions of the United Mexican States, edited by Miguel Ángel Porrúa in collaboration with the Senate of the Republic, using the 1828 facsimile edition by Mariano Galván Rivera. The aim is to identify and reproduce specific provisions related to the administration of penal justice in each federal entity. This historical approach allows for an understanding of the evolution of the Mexican penal justice system and its connection to the legal bases established in the early state constitutions.