Mexico and Ecuador before a set of bad practices in Diplomacy

Abstract

136 years have passed since Mexico and Ecuador established diplomatic relations. During this period, treaties and agreements on different matters were signed, and high-level meetings such as state visits and participation in multilateral forums were held. However, since the end of 2023, both nations have experienced a series of events that have led to strong tension that transcended the rupture of diplomatic relations and now a series of conflicts that have arisen since the month are being settled before the International Court of Justice. April 2024, while seeking a diplomatic mediation channel.    

By virtue of the above, for the development of this work, three specific objectives were met. The first is to compile relevant facts that triggered this diplomatic crisis. The second is to consult bibliographical sources of Public International Law, to find foundations in the conduct of each of the parties. And the third is to follow up with the mass media on the development of this case in the International Court of Justice to resolve this discrepancy that Mexico and Ecuador are experiencing.

When these objectives are met, it is concluded that both nation-states share a great responsibility for the disregard of international conventions such as the Asylum Convention of February 20, 1928; the Convention on Political Asylum of December 26, 1933; the Treaty of Asylum and Political Refuge of August 4, 1939; the Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961; the Convention on Consular Relations of April 24, 1963, and the Convention on Diplomatic Asylum of March 28, 1954.