Observatorio Ciudadano de Seguridad, Justicia y Legalidad A.C. | Mexico

Making Alternative Justice Count

Enable the expansion and effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Mexico through targeted support to state-level systems

AWARD YEAR
2024
FUNDING AREA
Democratic Governance
PROJECT LOCATION
Mexico
AMOUNT AWARDED
$295,000
PROJECT DURATION
30 months

Mexico’s 2008 criminal justice reforms created a pathway for expanding Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (Mecanismos Alternativos de Solución a Controversias, MASC) across the country. However, many years later Mexican states, and their civil society counterparts, still lack the mechanisms to effectively monitor and evaluate the use of MASC. ONC will work with state AGOs to improve and standardize their use of data through the creation of a consolidated, common system for capturing information on alternative dispute resolution.