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    Rule of Law in Mexico

    Background

    Since 2010, ABA ROLI has supported Mexico’s transition from an inquisitorial, written-based criminal justice system to an accusatorial system and supported the expansion of labor rights in the country through our programs. To assist the country’s judicial transition, ABA ROLI works with Mexican law schools to prepare the next generation of Mexican attorneys for practice in the accusatorial trial context; as well as partnering with these institutions to develop students' skills in litigation, mediation, and restorative justice. Additionally, ABA ROLI aims to expand labor rights in Mexico by improving the capacity of labor justice institutions to give legal advice and representation to labor prosecutors and public defenders. These programs are funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the Government of Canada’s Labour Funding Program.

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    Our work in Mexico

    Mentoring Local and State Mock Trial and Mediation and Restorative Justice Competitions

    During the New Advocates for Mexican Justice program, ABA ROLI Mexico routinely hosted the largest annual National Mock Trial Competition and National Mediation and Restorative Justice Competition in Mexico. These competitions were among the most prestigious of their kind in the country, with 47 law schools from 24 states participating. To build on this successful initiative, ABA ROLI now focuses on building the capacity of law schools, civil society organizations, and institutions to conduct these competitions themselves by providing them with mentorship.

    Bolstering Competencies for Legal Instructors and Professionals

    ABA ROLI holds training sessions and workshops on trial advocacy, mediation, and negotiation, as well as restorative justice for law students and professors in different geographic regions of Mexico. The training of trainers (ToT) workshops engage law students, professors, and justice sector officials on oral litigation and mediation techniques to be able to teach these skills to others. The program also offers training workshops for law students and professors with visual disabilities.

    Strengthening Labor Justice Officials’ Trial Advocacy and Oral Litigation Skills

    The Training of Trainers workshops equip key officials from labor justice institutions with coaching methodologies and techniques. These skills enable them to effectively train others in practical litigation skills specifically tailored for preliminary and oral trial hearings. The oral litigation training combines theoretical and practical training using the learning-by-doing methodology, including lectures, demonstrations, small-group practical exercises, mock trial preparation, and mock trial practical exercises.

    Strengthening the Collective Bargaining Skills of Labor Justice Institutions Officials and Trade Union Lawyers

    ABA ROLI provides training to officials and trade union lawyers on both the national legal framework and international conventions and recommendations. Participants gain understanding of the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labor Organization, signing and reviewing of collective bargaining agreements, collective bargaining skills and tools, the labor standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the means of defense against collective disputes before the labor courts, and on the right to strike.

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    Field Office Contact

    To learn more about our work in Mexico, contact the ABA Rule of Law Initiative at [email protected] or refer to our ABA ROLI Mexico website (www.abaroli.mx) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nvosabogadosmx/).

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