AMLO’s Plan to Elect Judges Undermines Democracy, Groups Say

Constitutional reforms pitched by Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are a threat to judicial independence, violate international legal standards and undermine democracy, three law and advocacy groups said Thursday.

The Mexican Bar Association, the Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab, and the Inter-American Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program released an analysis of the changes put forward by AMLO, as the president is known.