Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) in Mexico, has introduced a proposal for Minister María Estela Ríos González to take part in upcoming discussions concerning preventive imprisonment. Aguilar asserts that there are no grounds to question Ríos' impartiality on this critical issue, particularly in light of the SCJN's examination of a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte IDH) that condemned the Mexican state for violating human rights. This proposal is significant, as it underlines the importance of having all relevant voices heard in high-stakes legal debates.

The context of this proposal is a prior communication from the then Secretary of the Interior, Adán Augusto López, and former legal adviser of the federal executive, María Estela, which called for the SCJN to maintain automatic preventive imprisonment during their review of specific constitutional challenges related to this matter. The resolution of these cases is pivotal, as it touches on the balance between upholding justice and protecting individual rights in the context of preventive detention, a subject that has garnered considerable attention in Mexico given the ongoing debates over judicial efficiency and human rights protections.

With the March 2023 ruling from the Corte IDH declaring the Mexican state responsible for certain human rights violations, this proposal and the discussions that follow will have far-reaching implications for judicial processes in Mexico. They may influence future legal precedents regarding incarceration practices and the Mexican justice system’s alignment with international human rights standards, further igniting conversations about judicial reform in the country.