Preferably research projects will focus on the lines of research of the IIJ UNACH, namely:

Democratic governance, institutional reform and fundamental rights at the local level

In this sense, it is suggested that research projects should reflect on the factors that influence the evolution, development and strengthening of the constitutional rule of law and public institutions, setting up from the reality and perspective of the States.

Projects that focus on other areas related to contemporary issues of building the rule of law in southeastern Mexico and Central America can also be admitted.

• Promote the advancement of legal science through teaching, research and knowledge extension.
• Promote the creation of collaborative networks that enable teachers and students to participate in the legal community research and contribute to the generation and dissemination of knowledge through the publication of peer-reviewed documents.
• Contribute to the enrichment of national research by professional and academic training of graduates.
• Develop lines of research to address various issues related to the legal sciences from local and national perspectives.

These studies are taught in at least four semesters and a maximum of seven. During this period the student must finish his dissertation, and successfully defend it in open examination within 5 years from registration to the Masters Program (LL.M.).

Establish a joint reflection on the factors that influence the development and strengthening of the constitutional rule of law, from the reality and perspective of the entities of the federation.

Connect Chiapas’s society with legal science to generate a constitutional culture through the promotion and organization of training, dissemination, disclosure, socialization and application of legal knowledge.