State dossier
Mexico
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What does it want?
Position: wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN). Supports a legally binding treaty that prohibits some systems.
Wants a treaty with bans (LBI-BAN), since 2021-06-28, stated directly (EXPLICIT)
In 2021 Mexico, with Brazil and Chile, set out an outline of a legally binding instrument made of prohibitions and regulations. Its 2024 and 2025 submissions to the UN Secretary-General say the same in Mexico's own name: a treaty that bans some autonomous weapons and regulates the rest. Mexico helped start the UN resolution track and voted Yes on all three resolutions.
The 2021 paper by Brazil, Chile and Mexico proposes an outline of an instrument of prohibitions and regulations.
propose the following outline of a normative framework, conducive to an instrument establishing prohibitions and regulations
Elements for a Future Normative Framework Conducive to a Legally Binding Instrument to Address the Ethical, Humanitarian and Legal Concerns posed by Emerging Technologies in the Area of (Lethal) Autonomous Weapons (LAWS). Submitted by Brazil, Chile and Mexico, 2021-06-28 source
Mexico's own 2024 submission calls for a legally binding instrument with prohibitions and regulations.
considers it necessary to adopt a legally binding instrument that establishes prohibitions and regulations on autonomous weapons systems [es]
Lethal autonomous weapons systems: report of the Secretary-General (A/79/88), 2024-05-24 source
In 2025 Mexico repeats the call to negotiate a legally binding instrument with specific prohibitions and regulations.
Mexico insists on the urgency of initiating negotiations on a legally binding instrument that establishes specific prohibitions and regulations on lethal autonomous weapons systems [es]
Artificial intelligence in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security: report of the Secretary-General (A/80/78), 2025-04-10 source
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How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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