Abstract

MUNOZ MARTINEZ, Hepzibah  and  JEFFREY, Leslie. La guerra contra las drogas en México, la política exterior canadiense y los derechos humanos. Revista Col. San Luis [online]. 2014, vol.4, n.7, pp.50-68. ISSN 2007-8846.

Canada's foreign policy towards Mexico is mostly focused on trade, investment and security while human rights issues have low visibility in the bilateral agenda. The article argues that the low visibility of human rights violations in Mexico in Canada's foreign policy is due to three reasons. First, a narrow conception of electoral democracy prevents the Canadian government from engaging into a discussion on human rights abuses in Mexico because the latter is considered a democracy. Second, a human rights focus towards Mexico might hinder Canada's current strategy of trade and investment, particularly in the mining sector, with its southern neighbour. Third, Mexico's subordination of human rights issues to the security agenda resembles that of Canada's security strategy in domestic politics.

Keywords : Canadian Foreign Policy; Drugs; Violence; Mining; Mexico; Human Rights.