A Question of Justice: Criminal Trials, Notorious Homicides, and Public Opinion in Twentieth-Century Mexico

by Elisa Speckman Guerra

Overview

Looking at the critical period from 1929 to 1971, Elisa Speckman Guerra intertwines law and history to investigate the evolution of Mexico's penal law and institutions of justice, in addition to covering notorious homicides and their representation in the media and cinema.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496239549
Publisher:	Nebraska
Publication date:	02/01/2026
Series:	Confluencias
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Elisa Speckman Guerra is director and researcher at the Institute of Historical Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is the author or coauthor of several books in Spanish on law, judicial culture and criminal justice in Mexico.