The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation declared constitutional amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure for the Federal District who say confessed to all persons who refuse to appear or answer ponder at a trial order civil.
Unanimously, the Full Court found reject the constitutional motion filed by the National Human Rights Commission, who considered that the amendments to the law undermine the confidentiality of journalists, doctors and lawyers.
However, the ministers noted that Article 322 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the Federal District does not compromise the secrecy of the professionals, because their rights are safeguarded by federal laws and local law enforcement.
Sergio Valls Hernández Minister said that during a civil trial may reserve the right journalists to reveal their sources, about people who provided information.
In turn, the Minister Arturo Zaldivar Lelo de Larrea asked to consider whether the Constitution can remove the obligation to provide differential treatment especially reporters with what he has to do with disclosure of sources, "because I remain concerned that we leave such matters only in secondary legislation, that here there is a secondary law that protects journalists."
The NHRC noted that reform is unconstitutional because the legislature failed to consider those cases in which certain individuals have an excuse to justify its failure to legal mandate, so these events will result in discrimination on differentiation.
Minister Luis Maria Aguilar-Morales considered at the meeting last Tuesday, the professional secrecy and secrecy involving journalistic work, for example, is safeguarded by various jurisdictions.
Meanwhile, Arturo Zaldivar Lelo de Larrea exemplified by the practice of law, which he said no privilege can not be exercised, "it is absolutely right that safeguard all democratic countries of the world, because it is implicit with legal profession. "
Another case also seems to me essential, he added, is that of physicians. "A doctor also by its very nature the profession of medicine and all health-related areas where patients give private information confidential by its very nature, the law says or not, I think that is protected ... "
Mexico • Ruben Mosso, La Jornada, March 25.
Unanimously, the Full Court found reject the constitutional motion filed by the National Human Rights Commission, who considered that the amendments to the law undermine the confidentiality of journalists, doctors and lawyers.
However, the ministers noted that Article 322 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the Federal District does not compromise the secrecy of the professionals, because their rights are safeguarded by federal laws and local law enforcement.
Sergio Valls Hernández Minister said that during a civil trial may reserve the right journalists to reveal their sources, about people who provided information.
In turn, the Minister Arturo Zaldivar Lelo de Larrea asked to consider whether the Constitution can remove the obligation to provide differential treatment especially reporters with what he has to do with disclosure of sources, "because I remain concerned that we leave such matters only in secondary legislation, that here there is a secondary law that protects journalists."
The NHRC noted that reform is unconstitutional because the legislature failed to consider those cases in which certain individuals have an excuse to justify its failure to legal mandate, so these events will result in discrimination on differentiation.
Minister Luis Maria Aguilar-Morales considered at the meeting last Tuesday, the professional secrecy and secrecy involving journalistic work, for example, is safeguarded by various jurisdictions.
Meanwhile, Arturo Zaldivar Lelo de Larrea exemplified by the practice of law, which he said no privilege can not be exercised, "it is absolutely right that safeguard all democratic countries of the world, because it is implicit with legal profession. "
Another case also seems to me essential, he added, is that of physicians. "A doctor also by its very nature the profession of medicine and all health-related areas where patients give private information confidential by its very nature, the law says or not, I think that is protected ... "
Mexico • Ruben Mosso, La Jornada, March 25.
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