Ignacio Burgoa Orihuela (1918-2005) was a lawyer, judge, teacher and writer of Mexican origin, an expert in constitutionalism and in amparo proceedings. His more than 20 publications, including books, studies and articles, are an obligatory reference in Mexican law..
His most outstanding work is The amparo trial (1943), which has more than 45 reissues and remains valid as a bedside book for law students and jurists in their country.
For almost 60 years, Dr. Burgoa taught at the Law School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His legal battles used to have a political or social background, always based on his conviction for the defense of the Mexican constitution and the rule of law..
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In March 1918, Ignacio Burgoa Orihuela was born in Mexico City. His father was a great influence, since from his adolescence Ignacio wanted to be like him and pursue a career in Law..
His primary and secondary education were carried out at the Alexander Von Humboldt German school between 1923 and 1932. While the Bachelor of Philosophical, Legal and Social Sciences was carried out at the Morelos French school until 1934.
A year later, in 1935, he entered the National School of Jurisprudence of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he obtained a Bachelor's degree five years later. He stood out for his thesis The Legal Supremacy of the Judicial Power of the Federation in Mexico, which was published in the "Annals of Jurisprudence" some time later.
In 1940 he began teaching as a professor of Civics and History of Mexico at the Instituto Franco Inglés para Señoritas, where he remained for the next 4 years. Between 1946 and 1955 he taught Constitutional Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho.
His performance as professor of the Guarantees and Amparo Chairs at the UNAM Law School began in parallel in 1947, and continued without interruptions until his death, for almost 60 years..
Without separating from his work as a teacher, in 1951 he entered the ranks of the Judiciary with his appointment as district judge in administrative matters, a position he held until mid-1954.
Since that year, the one known by some as “El rey del amparo”, began to exercise his long career as a trial lawyer, although his great dream was to be a minister of the Supreme Court of Justice.
Passionate about the Academy and studies, Burgoa continued his fourth level studies and in 1974 he obtained the title of Doctor of Law at UNAM, with honorable mention and the distinction of magna cumlaude. Finally, the University Council of this important study center appointed him Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Law.
In November 2005, at the age of 87, this notable constitutionalist died of cardiorespiratory arrest. He did not manage to fulfill his dream of being a minister of the Supreme Court of Justice in life. However, in honor of his work as a teacher and legal expert, one of the main auditoriums of his Alma Mater bears the name of "Ignacio Burgoa".
Ignacio Burgoa was one of the most notable jurists in Mexico, a reference not only for students and colleagues, but also a collaborator in various media, where he used to always be consulted as an expert. He participated in a large number of conferences, courses, seminars, in addition to dedicating himself to litigation law through the law firm that bore his name.
In addition to having handwritten one of the most important books in the history of Law in Mexico at just 24 years of age, Burgoa led several notable lawsuits, which used to be linked to the political or social sphere..
Among them stands out in 1999, with the support of Raúl Carrancá and Rivas, the defense of the UNAM facilities that had been taken over by members of the general strike council. After filing a criminal appeal at the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic, those responsible for that action were imprisoned.
In 2002 he defended and presented a petition for protection in favor of the ejidatarios of San Salvador Atenco, in the state of Mexico, for the official claim to install a new airport on their land..
He was a harsh critic of the government of President Vicente Fox, considering that too many constitutional precepts had been ignored during his years in power. It was thus that a year before his death, Dr. Burgoa advised the Chamber of Deputies when they presented observations against the budget requested by Fox.
In April 2005, he opposed the action taken by the deputies to withdraw the constitutional immunity of the former presidential candidate at that time, Manuel López Obrador, considering it as an excess of his functions..
On several occasions, he made a fierce criticism of the ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. He also proposed increasing the requirements to be deputies, in order that they could fulfill their function of legislating and avoid turning "the sessions into real circuses," as he declared to the press..
It specifically recommended adding at least these two conditions as essential requirements: 1) have completed at least high school and 2) have public fame in the district they represent.
-The Judgment by Amparo (1943)
-The Guarantee Individuals (1944)
-The Emergency Legislation and the Amparo Trial (1945)
-The Amparo in Agrarian Matters (1964)
-Reform Project to the Judicial Branch of the Federation (1965)
-Brief Study on the Legislative Branch (1966)
-Right Constitutional Mexican (1973)
-PDraft of Reforms and Additions to the Federal Constitution of 1917 (1974)
-Embezzlement against the nation: A crime that went unpunished (1983)
-External Public Debt, the Right to Information and the Supreme Court (1983)
-Dictionary of Constitutional Law, Guarantees and Amparo (1984)
-Anthology from its Thought (1987)
-Memories. Epitome Autobiographical 1918-1996 (nineteen ninety six)
-The Jurist and the Law Simulator (1988)
-Necessary Vindication of the Federal Judicial Power (1992)
-Renewal of the Constitution of 1917 (1994)
-The Process of Christ (2000)
-A new Amparo Law or the renewal of the current one? (2001)
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