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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1870-4654</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Anuario mexicano de derecho internacional]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Anu. Mex. Der. Inter]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-4654</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-46542021000100093</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/iij.24487872e.2021.21.15589</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The Core Elements of Representative Democracy within Inter-American Law]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Los elementos centrales de la democracia representativa en el derecho interamericano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="fr"><![CDATA[Les éléments fondamentaux de la démocratie représentative dans le droit interaméricain]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centre for Civil and Political Rights  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Switzerland</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<fpage>93</fpage>
<lpage>123</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-46542021000100093&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-46542021000100093&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-46542021000100093&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract From the Inter-American instruments and agreements it is possible to identify the relevance of democracy for the States of the Americas. However, this is not a clear concept, consequently this paper presents the minimum rights that have to be protected in order to consider a regime as democratic. The present paper builds the connection between the theory of democracy and the law, concluding that a representative democracy requires American States to guarantee some minimum standards to protect and guarantee: 1) equality; 2) freedom of assembly; 3) freedom of expression; 4) political rights, and 5) judicial independence. The five elements mentioned constituted the minimum core of representative democracy, but they are not the only rights important for a democratic regime.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen A partir de los instrumentos y acuerdos interamericanos es posible identificar la relevancia de la democracia para los Estados americanos. Sin embargo, la democracia no es un concepto claro, por lo que este artículo presenta los derechos mínimos que deben ser protegidos para considerar un régimen como democrático. Estableciendo la conexión entre la teoría de la democracia y el derecho, se concluye que una democracia representativa requiere que los Estados americanos garanticen algunos estándares mínimos para proteger y garantizar: 1) la igualdad; 2) la libertad de reunión; 3) la libertad de expresión; 4) los derechos políticos, y 5) la independencia judicial. Los cinco elementos mencionados constituyen el núcleo mínimo de la democracia representativa, mas no son los únicos derechos importantes para un régimen democrático.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="fr"><p><![CDATA[Résumé À partir des instruments et accords interaméricains, il est possible d&#8217;identifier la pertinence de la démocratie pour les États des Amériques. Cependant, ce concept n&#8217;est pas clair, par conséquent ce document présente les droits minimums qui doivent être protégés afin de considérer un régime comme démocratique. Le présent document établit le lien entre la théorie de la démocratie et le droit, en concluant qu&#8217;une démocratie représentative exige des États américains qu&#8217;ils garantissent certaines normes minimales pour protéger et garantir: 1) l&#8217;égalité; 2) la liberté de réunion; 3) la liberté d&#8217;expression; 4) les droits politiques, et 5) l&#8217;indépendance judiciaire. Les cinq éléments mentionnés constituaient le noyau minimum de la démocratie représentative, mais ce ne sont pas les seuls droits importants pour un régime démocratique.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[democracia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[igualdad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[libertad de reunión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[libertad de expresión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[derechos políticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[independencia judicial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[democracy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[equality]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[political rights]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[droits politiques]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="fr"><![CDATA[indépendance judiciaire]]></kwd>
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