Abstract
Abstract. The constitutional reform of September 30, 2024 to article 2 marks a substantive change in the recognition of indigenous peoples as subjects of public law, with their own patrimony, valid normative systems and express right to conserve, protect and develop their cultural, material and immaterial heritage. This article analyzes the legal implications of this reform in the context of the Maya people, especially with regard to collective intellectual property, the right to prior consultation and the constitutional recognition of bioculturality. A critical reading of the new normative framework is proposed, with emphasis on its transformative potential for the territorial and patrimonial defense of the Mayan peoples, as well as its limits in the face of the state model of cultural protection.
Spanish: Mexican Constitution, reform 2024, Mayan peoples, cultural heritage, collective rights, bioculturality, collective intellectual property, prior consultation.
Resumen. La reforma constitucional del 30 de septiembre de 2024 al artículo 2º marca un giro sustantivo en el reconocimiento de los pueblos indígenas como sujetos de derecho público, con patrimonio propio, sistemas normativos válidos y derecho expreso a conservar, proteger y desarrollar su patrimonio cultural, material e inmaterial. Este artículo analiza las implicaciones jurídicas de esta reforma en el contexto del pueblo maya, especialmente en lo relativo a la propiedad intelectual colectiva, el derecho a la consulta previa y el reconocimiento constitucional de la bioculturalidad. Se propone una lectura crítica del nuevo marco normativo, con énfasis en su potencial transformador para la defensa territorial y patrimonial de los pueblos mayas, así como sus límites frente al modelo estatal de tutela cultural.
Español: Constitución mexicana, reforma 2024, pueblos mayas, patrimonio cultural, derechos colectivos, biocultural, propiedad intelectual colectiva, consulta previa
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Herrera, José Israel and Colli Ek, Victor Manuel
(2025)
"When Culture Becomes Law: Mayan Heritage and the New Constitutional Recognition of Collective Rights in Mexico,"
Journal of Maya Heritage: Vol. 5, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62915/2995-7427.1022
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/mayaheritage/vol5/iss1/6
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