Political Constitution of the United Mexican States 1917, as amended to 2023
Minorities
  • English

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    C. This Constitution recognizes the Afro-Mexican peoples and communities, whatever their self-denomination may be, as part of the multicultural composition of the Nation. They will have in what is conducive [en lo conducente] the rights specified in the previous sections [apartados] of this Article5 in the terms that the laws establish, in order to guarantee their free determination, autonomy, development and social inclusion. (Art. 2)

  • Spanish

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    Esta Constitución reconoce a los pueblos y comunidades afromexicanas, cualquiera que sea su autodenominación, como parte de la composición pluricultural de la Nación. Tendrán en lo conducente los derechos señalados en los apartados anteriores del presente artículo en los términos que establezcan las leyes, a fin de garantizar su libre determinación, autonomía, desarrollo e inclusión social. (Art. 2)

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Political Constitution of the United Mexican States 1917, as amended to 2023 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024).

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Political Constitution of the United Mexican States 1917, as amended to 2023 (Spanish).

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Refer to the full provision of Art. 37 for other rules on the grounds of deprivation of nationality.
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Refer to the full provision of Art. 123 for all measures regarding employment protection.
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Refer to Sections A and B of Article 2 on rights of indigenous peoples.