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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1870-0578</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Mexican law review]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Mex. law rev]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-0578</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1870-05782018000200031</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/iij.24485306e.2018.1.12510</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The Merida Initiative and the Tort Claims Act: Human Rights Violations and Foreign Non-Contractual Civil Liability in the United States]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melgar Manzanilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pastora]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Márquez Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,National Autonomous University of Mexico Acatlán ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,National Autonomous University of Mexico Institute for Legal Research ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>31</fpage>
<lpage>55</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-05782018000200031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-05782018000200031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-05782018000200031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This article discusses the possibility that Mexican victims of human rights violations may take advantage of the contents of the Alien Tort Claims Act to sue Mexican officials for extra-contractual civil liability in the event that they suffer damages derived from the use of firearms, technology, or otherwise, linked to the Merida Initiative. We analyze the Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008, and the Alien Tort Claims Act, also known as the Alien Tort Statute. We also refer to related Acts such as the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act, as well as to cases that help to understand the scope and limitations of the Alien Tort Claims Act. We conclude that the Merida Initiative and the resources allocated under it have deepened human rights violations in Mexico, and that the Alien Tort Claims Act could be invoked by Mexicans victims of such violations and of the &#8220;war&#8221; against drug trafficking under the framework of the Merida Initiative.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El artículo discute la posibilidad de que víctimas mexicanas de violaciones a derechos humanos aprovechen el contenido de la Ley de Demandas por Agravios a Extranjeros para demandar a los funcionarios mexicanos por responsabilidad civil extracontractual en caso de que sufran daños derivados del uso de armas de fuego, u otros, vinculados a la Iniciativa Mérida. Por lo anterior, analizamos la Ley de Mérida para Combatir los Estupefacientes Ilícitos y Reducir la Delincuencia Organizada de 2008, y la Ley de Reclamaciones contra Agentes Extranjeros, también conocida como la Ley de Demandas por Agravios a Extranjeros. También nos referimos a Actas relacionadas, tal como la Ley de Inmunidades Soberanas Extranjeras y la Ley de Protección a Víctimas de la Tortura, así como diversos casos que ayudan a entender el alcance y limitaciones de la Ley de Demandas por Agravios a Extranjeros. Concluimos que la Iniciativa Mérida y los recursos asignados por ella han profundizado las violaciones de derechos humanos en Mexico y que la Ley de Demandas por Agravios a Extranjeros puede ser invocada por mexicanos víctimas de tales violaciones y de la &#8220;guerra&#8221; contra el narcotráfico en el marco de la Iniciativa Mérida.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Humans rights]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Alien Tort Claims Act]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Derechos Humanos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ley de Reclamaciones de Agentes Extranjeros]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ley de Mérida para Combatir los Estupefacientes Ilícitos y Reducir la Delincuencia Organizada]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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