The aim of this article is to analyze how and why the norms of the Inter-American Human Rights System on transitional justice convened under the Rosendo Radilla ruling against the Mexican state exerted an impact on the human rights issues In: Mexico, especially on the topics of military jurisdiction and conventionality control. Based on the emerging theoretical approach according to which the effects of international human rights regimes are conditioned by domestic factors of the target-countries, our research seeks to unravel how domestic politics influences the potential impact of these international norms that comprise the justice cascade, highlighting the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the local higher court.
Mexico; Human Rights; Nongovernmental Organizations; Judiciary; Inter-American Human Rights System