An Overview of Mexico's System of Legal Education

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Luis Fernando Pérez Hurtado

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This article summarizes the central elements of Mexico´s system of legal education, specifically referring to the study of a Licenciatura en Derecho [a law degree] and the process to obtain a license to practice law. This study describes and analyzes three issues in particular: a) the licensing process; b) the content and structure of law programs; and c) the increase in the number of law schools over the last decade, focusing on the causes and characteristics of this growth.

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Pérez Hurtado, L. F. (2009). An Overview of Mexico’s System of Legal Education. Mexican Law Review, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24485306e.2009.2.7722
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