Ley Juárez

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Ley Juárez was a pivotal mid-19th-century Mexican law that curtailed special legal privileges for the military and clergy, helping to lay the groundwork for liberal reforms during the Reform War.

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Ley Juárez canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century law
Mexican law
affectedGroup Catholic clergy
military officers
aim curtail fueros (special legal privileges)
establish equality before the law
limit ecclesiastical jurisdiction
limit military jurisdiction
strengthen civil authority over military and church
appliesToJurisdiction Second Federal Republic of Mexico
author Benito Juárez
beneficiary civilian population of Mexico
consequence reduced autonomy of the Mexican military courts
strengthened federal civil courts
weakened institutional power of the Catholic Church in Mexico
country Mexico
effectOnInstitution Catholic Church in Mexico
Mexican Army
followedBy Ley Iglesias
Ley Lerdo
historicalContext Mexican liberal reforms
Reform War
historicalPeriod La Reforma
linked to: Guerra de Reforma
language Spanish
legalChange restricted ecclesiastical fueros to strictly ecclesiastical matters
restricted military fueros to strictly military offenses
transferred many cases involving clergy and soldiers to civil courts
legalDomain civil rights
constitutional law
legalStatus enacted
longTermImpact foundation for secular Mexican state
precedent for later constitutional reforms in Mexico
namedAfter Benito Juárez
opposedBy Mexican conservatives
high-ranking clergy in Mexico
military leadership in Mexico
partOf Reform Laws (Leyes de Reforma)
politicalAlignment liberal
precededBy Plan de Ayutla
principle equality of citizens before civil law
separation of civil and ecclesiastical jurisdictions
relatedConcept Mexican liberalism
fueros
secularization in Mexico
sponsor Benito Juárez
supportedBy Mexican liberals
followers of Benito Juárez
typeOfReform anti-clerical reform
judicial reform

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Reform War relatedLaw Ley Juárez
La Reforma hasPart Ley Juárez
Constitution of 1857 relatedToLaw Ley Juárez
Guerra de Reforma relatedLegalAct Ley Juárez
Ley Iglesias relatedTo Ley Juárez
Reform Laws hasPart Ley Juárez