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Courts mobilization and urban governance in Mexico City<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Although the relationship between legal mechanisms and urban experience has attracted the attention of American scholars for several decades (Revell, 2003; Valverde, 2009, 2022), much of this research has been produced outside the field of urban studies (Valverde, 2003). Within the framework of research on the functioning of urban regulation in Mexico City, this paper examines how the mobilization of the courts, in relation to such regulation, can shape urban development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This interaction has also attracted the attention of scholars working on Latin American cities. In their analysis of the scope of legal action in urban planning decisions in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, Sotomayor, Montero & Angel-Cabo (2023) examine whether discourses, actors, and legal mechanisms are transforming the governance, practice, and politics of urban planning in that city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Building on these concerns, this paper seeks to examine these dynamics in the case of Mexico City. To do so, we first document judicial activity related to urban planning regulations and assess the consequences of these interactions for the governance, practice, and politics of urban planning in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After clarifying the conceptual framework through which legal mobilization is understood in this study, the second section presents an overview of the most recent developments in the judicialization of urban planning in Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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