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In a modern State administrative courts have an important task as guardians of the rule of law. Adjudicating cases where one of the parties is the state herself is a strong form of accountability. In Mexico up to this day there is a debate on which system better guarantees independence of these courts and accountability of the administration. In this paper we analyze the different schemes in which the local administrative courts in Mexico are designed and their relationship with the administrative courts outcomes. As a federation with federal and local jurisdiction, Mexico has 29 state administrative courts. The design of each of these courts varies depending on the State to which they belong. There are some courts depending on the executive branch as “autonomous” courts, following the French model. Other differences can be found on the appointment, tenure and salaries systems. These differences arise two main questions: Does design of administrative courts as part of the judiciary or the executive have an impact on their outputs? Is there a design that assures a better protection of the rule of law and an efficient system of accountability of the administrative authorities? |
