International Dynamics: GOOD FAITH AT THE CROSSROADS

BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF THE DIPLOMATIC CRISIS BETWEEN ECUADOR AND MÉXICO

Abstract

This article provides a doctrinal, normative, jurisprudential and chronological analysis of the diplo- matic crisis between Ecuador and Mexico, from the im- passe caused by the admission of Jorge Glas, convicted and accused of corruption crimes, as a guest in the of- fices of the Mexican diplomatic headquarters in De- cember 2023, the hardening of the positions of both par- ties, the statements of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which provoked a harsh reac- tion on the part of Ecuador by declaring the Mexican Ambassador "persona non grata", the worsening of the situation by granting questionable asylum to Glas, the outbreak of the bilateral conflict resulting from the Ec- uadorian intrusion into the Mexican embassy to arrest him. The reactions at the regional and global level are also described, the attempt at containment carried out by the diplomatic deployment of the Organization of American States, the condemnation of Ecuador by some CELAC countries, and finally the judicialization of the conflict resulting from the actions initiated by Mexico before the International Court of Justice. These facts are analyzed considering international law, especially the principle of good faith.