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In the present work, the Federal Constitution and international treaties that oblige the State criminally to guarantee the women's human rights to have a life free of violence at home, from a protectionist perspective are analyzed. It is concluded that to fulfill with such obligation, the legislative creation of a penal norm to punish the domestic violence associated with gender-based violence is unavoidable. This legislative action would be part of a new criminological policy specifically dedicated to the prevention, punishment and eradication of gender-based violence at home.

In Mexico, girls from the age of 14 years old and boys from the age of 16 years old can get married with the authorization of their legal guardian. When they become emancipated, they acquire the obligations of an adult person and they lose their human rights as children, which at that age heightens their vulnerable state. To avoid this problem, the most progressive international treaties on the subject have recommended to Member States to legislate to prohibit child marriage establishing 18 as the minimum age for marriage. The objective of this article is to analyze, on the basis of constitutional principles representing the minor's best interests, in relation to the principles of progressiveness, with an interpretation in accordance with pro person principles and the State's obligation to comply with those treaties to ensure a more effective protection of the human rights of children., En México, las niñas desde los 14 años y los niños desde los 16 pueden contraer matrimonio con el consentimiento de sus tutores. Al emanciparse, adquieren legalmente las obligaciones de una persona adulta y pierden los derechos humanos de los niños, lo cual, a esa edad, agudiza su estado de vulnerabilidad. Para evitar este problema, los tratados internacionales más progresistas en la materia han recomendado a los Estados parte legislar para prohibir el matrimonio infantil, estableciendo la edad mínima de 18 años para contraer matrimonio. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar, con base en los principios constitucionales del interés superior del menor, en relación con los principios de progresividad, interpretación conforme y pro persona, la obligación del Estado de cumplir con los tratados que garantizan una protección más eficaz a los derechos humanos de los niños.