Contributions of Electoral Justice to the Strengthening of Women’s Political Rights: The Case of Mexico in Comparative Perspective

  • María del Carmen Alanís Figueroa
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Abstract

The chapter argues that electoral judging with a gender perspective has been determinant to the proper application and enforcement of quota laws in Mexico. It argues that the expansion of Mexican women’s rights and their political opportunities to run for legislative seats throughout the country was limited by political parties’ creative interpretation of the quota law. Moreover, the chapter highlights the usefulness of the measure called control de convencionalidad (the control of conventionality), which allowed for the application of international conventions on human rights within national norms.

Keywords

Political Party Substantive Equality Gender Perspective Gender Quota Relative Majority 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • María del Carmen Alanís Figueroa
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  1. 1.Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la FederaciónMexico CityMexico

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