Mexico

Citizen Observatory of Rulings with a Gender Perspective

Created in 2020, the Citizen Observatory of Rulings with a Gender Perspective of Chihuahua is the first observatory of its kind in the country and was implemented with the objective of vindicating and guaranteeing women's rights. Specifically, the Observatory is in charge of analyzing that judicial sentences issued to women respect their rights and include a gender perspective. The Observatory is made up of a representative from: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (UACH), the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ), and the State Human Rights Commission. In addition, the Observatory also includes three representatives of civil society, as well as delegates from the courts and law bar associations.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
only backed by a governmental program or policy 
Frequency
regular
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
citizens civil society  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields no decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

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