The Mexican Supreme Court, La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN), meets in this building in Mexico City:
On February 26th, however, the Court convened 900 kilometers away, in the municipio of Tenejapa in the state of Chiapas.
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There were 6 Supreme Court justices, including Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar. Two other justices participated remotely, one other didn’t participate.
Four of the justices, including Chief Justice Aguilar, wore traditional local raiment and hats.
The justices sat at a table under a tent, with an audience in the plaza of 2000 people.
The proceedings were held in the Spanish language, but with translation to Tzotzil and Tzeltal, both Mayan languages.
One of the cases the Court discussed was a Chiapas case, involving the community of La Candelaria in the municipio of San Cristobal de las Casas.
The Court ruled in La Candelaria’s favor, ordering the Chiapas state legislature to grant the community self-rule and give La Candelaria its budget allocation directly.
Click here for a Mexico News Daily video about the session.