International Protection of Human Rights: Mexico’s Codification, Mechanisms and Ties

The author of this text says that the topic of human rights has acquired fundamental importance since the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights within the United Nations, in terms of each country’s internal experience and of understanding between nations. He explains that Mexican foreign policy in this area is directed to creating the mechanisms needed for domestic legislation to gradually incorporate the international rules and standards that protect these rights, considering that substantial instances of laxity in this respect still exist in the country. He further mentions that Mexico will continue to participate multilaterally by signing or ratifying international human rights agreements or adhering to them, as the case may be. Mexico is currently a party in 58 instruments of this type.