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M e x i c o 14. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ACCESS
TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION The Political Constitution contains two provisions regarding
access to public records. The first says: Article 8: ?Public officials and employees shall respect the
right to request information, so long as it is submitted in writing,
peacefully and respectfully; but where political material is involved,
only citizens of the Republic may use this right. ?Any request must be supported by written agreement of the
authority to which it is addressed, which has the obligation of
responding promptly to the petitioner.? As there has been no enabling legislation on the right of access
to information, there is no way of applying this right to government
information. However, for a better understanding of the matter within the
Mexican context, refer to the section on jurisprudence to see the
court ruling on the final Paragraph of Article 6 of the Political
Constitution which stipulates that the state shall guarantee the
right to information. The court has ruled that the government shall
issue regulations regarding access to public records, but it has
yet to do so.
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