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General law of culture and cultural rights (dof: 19/06/17)
Description of the policy/measure
The general law of culture and cultural rights establishes, in accordance with the political constitution of mexico, the mechanisms for the exercise of cultural rights; the bases of coordination between the federation, federal entities and municipalities in the matter, and the participation of the social sector. likewise, it grants a general regulatory framework for the institutional cultural work and defines the means that make it possible to enforce the right of access to culture, which has been a constitutional mandate since 2009.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Results achieved
The importance of the general law of culture and cultural rights lies in the strengthening of cultural institutions, as a necessary step in the historical process of the policies of the mexican state to promote the cultural development of the country.