57. 墨西哥《儿童和青少年权利基本法》承认儿童和青少年是权利持有人，保障他们的人权得到充分行使、尊重、保护和促进。因此，他们作为发育中的个人具有特殊身份，有权享有《儿童权利公约》等国际人权文书保护和载述的基本人权。尽管有国内法和国际法的这些规定，但人权条约、国内法和日常做法之间存在很大差距。
57. The General Act on the Rights of Children and Adolescents in Mexico recognizes children as rights holders and guarantees them full exercise, respect, protection and promotion of human rights. They should therefore enjoy the fundamental rights to which they are entitled in their special capacity as persons in development, which are protected and embodied in international human rights instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Despite these provisions of domestic and international law, however, there is a large gap between human rights treaties, domestic law and day-to-day practice.