Use of AI in Agrarian Justice (Ley Agraria (Agrarian Law), arts. 169 Bis to 169 Quinquies)
What is it. Adds a Chapter I Bis to Title Ten 'Of Agrarian Justice' of the Ley Agraria (Agrarian Law) to regulate the use of AI tools in agrarian disputes.
Who. Sen. Agustín Dorantes Lámbarri (PAN). When. Presented before the Permanent Commission (Comisión Permanente) on July 8, 2026. Status. Referred to the United Commissions on Justice; Analysis, Monitoring and Assessment on Artificial Intelligence in Mexico; and Legislative Studies, Second.
The Principles It Establishes
Subjects the use of artificial intelligence tools to ten guiding principles: legality, transparency, traceability, human oversight, explainability, protection of personal data, non-discrimination, accountability, proportionality, and information security. Responsibility for actions and decisions remains with judges and public servants with judicial functions: AI cannot replace legal reasoning, automatically assess evidence, determine disputed facts, or adopt decisions without human intervention.
Why It Matters
It is one of 14 mirror bills that Senator Dorantes presented on July 8, 2026 to insert the same chapter, "On the use of artificial intelligence tools", across nearly all Mexican procedural law—from administrative litigation and labor law to criminal, commercial, agrarian, and military law—in addition to a reform to constitutional article 17. Together they pursue a single standard: AI as an auxiliary tool, under human oversight, without replacing the judgment of those who judge or decide.
Sources
- Official record — Gaceta of the Permanent Commission, July 8, 2026
- Complete text of the bill (PDF, archived in the digital library)
Record from the Observatorio IA Mexico digital library. Summary verified against official source.