Denuncia De Hechos

1917 Constitution of Mexico
(As Amended)

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Contents
TITLE I
* Chapter I Individual Guarantees
* Chapter II Mexicans
* Chapter III Foreigners
*Chapter IV Mexican Citizens
TITLE II
* Chapter I National Sovereignty and Form of Government
* Chapter II Integral Parts of the Federation and of the National Territory
TITLE III
* Chapter I Division of Powers
* Chapter II The Legislative Branch
* Section I Election and Installation of Congress
* Section II Introduction and Enactment of Laws
* Section III Powers ofCongress
* Section IV The Permanent Committee
* Chapter III The Executive Branch
* Chapter IV The Judicial Branch
TITLE IV Responsibilities of Public Officials
TITLE V The States of the Federation
TITLE VI Labor and Social Security
TITLE VII General Considerations
TITLE VIII Amendments to the Constitution
TITLE IX The Inviolability of the Constitution
Transitory ArticlesConstitution of Mexico
TITLE ONE
Chapter I
Individual Guarantees
Article 1. Every person in the United Mexican States shall enjoy the guarantees granted by this Constitution, which cannot be restricted or suspended except in such cases and under such conditions as are herein provided
Article 2. Slavery is forbidden in the United Mexican States. Slaves who enter national territory from abroadshall, by this act alone, recover their freedom and enjoy the protection afforded by the laws.
Article 3.(1) The education imparted by the Federal State shall be designed to develop harmoniously all the faculties of the human being and shall foster in him at the same time a love of country and a consciousness of international solidarity, in independence and justice.
I. Freedom of religiousbeliefs being guaranteed by Article 24, the standard which shall guide such education shall be maintained entirely apart from any religious doctrine and, based on the results of scientific progress, shall strive against ignorance and its effects, servitudes, fanaticism, and prejudices. Moreover:
a. It shall be democratic, considering democracy not only as a legal structure and a politicalregimen, but as a system of life founded on a constant economic, social, and cultural betterment of the people;
b. It shall be national insofar as -- without hostility or exclusiveness -it shall achieve the understanding of our problems, the utilization of our resources, the defense of our political independence, the assurance of our economic independence, and the continuity and growth of ourculture; and
c. It shall contribute to better human relationships, not only with the elements which it contributes toward strengthening and at the same time inculcating, together with respect for the dignity of the person and the integrity of the family, the conviction of the general interest of society, but also by the care which it devotes to the ideals of brotherhood and equality of...