International Law and Immigration
Ca. Int'l Law Journal 2019, VOL. 27, NO. 1
Content
- Immigrant Investors and Cannabis Business Opportunities In the United States
- International Law Section Executive Committee 2018-2019
- International Law Section To Enter Into New Friendship Agreement and Hold Multi-bar Delegate Law Conference In Prague With Czech Bar Association
- Interview With Alexandra Darraby Ils Co-chair & Author of Darraby On Art, Artifact, Architecture & Museum Law
- Letter From the International Law Section Co-chairs
- The California International Law Journal Editorial Team
- The California International Law Journal
- The Echo of American Fair Use and Its Boundaries In the European Union and Italy: a Comparative Analysis In the Wake of the Fox News Victory Over Tveyes
- The International Law Section of the California Lawyers Association
- The Wto At a Crossroads
- Third-party Funding In International Arbitration
- Welcome From the Journal's Editor-in-chief
- Mexico's New Anti-corruption Laws
MEXICO’S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS
Ricardo Arias*
I. INTRODUCTION
It has been almost two years since Mexico took firm steps to root out the fundamental corruption that has plagued its governmental institutions by enacting the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities (GLAR) and making several reforms to existing laws. The GLAR and changes made to the Mexican Federal Criminal Code not only punish government officials for acts of corruption, but also punish both private legal entities and private individuals involved in corruption. The inclusion of private entities is a game-changer.
The ramifications of decades of corruption have taken their toll on Mexico. In the latest Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, Mexico ranked 138 of 180 countries "on how corrupt their public sectors are seen to be."1 Mexico ranked below Iran and just above Iraq and Venezuela.2 Consequently, companies currently doing or looking to do business in Mexico are best served by having a strong compliance department or outside consultants that can provide a solid compliance framework to avoid or mitigate liability under Mexico’s new anti-corruption laws.