Breathe
By Melissa Ayala
Following the resignation of Arturo Zaldívar in November of last year, and the direct appointment by the President, this Thursday, January 4, Lenia Batres Guadarrama assumed her position as Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
It is necessary to stop and make a critical analysis of the speech with which he begins his work as it sheds light on his position and perspective on the work of the Supreme Court.
What do I take away and welcome from the minister's speech? It seems to me that the minister is right when she points out the importance of issuing pronouncements in relation to the right we have to a healthy environment, to rest, to culture and science, and to housing. Here, it is also the work of those of us who are dedicated to litigation, to bring these cases to the Court so that it can issue pronouncements in this regard.
I agree with her when she points out that there are millions of Mexicans who are still far from the exercise of personal dignity that can provide them with access to the social rights listed in the constitution. And this is precisely why it seems to me that we have a Court that, while not perfect, has issued criteria in several cases that have set a before and after in the lives of people by addressing issues such as access to medicines, for example.
