Approaches to Maya justice in the context of the law Maya Justice System application in two communities in Yucatan

La justicia maya representa una forma de dar solución a conflictos dentro de una comunidad. Esta ha existido a lo largo de la historia, no obstante, como cualquier institución social, se ha ido transformando con el transcurso de los años. Para el caso del Estado de Yucatán, se creó la Ley del Sistema de Justicia Maya en 2014, lo cual reivindica a las poblaciones mayas del estado en la forma de dar solución a sus conflictos jurídicos, el problema se observa cuando se identifica como una justicia acotada desde las altas esferas gubernamentales y no responde a las necesidades de las comunidades originarias.Mayan justice represents a way to understand the manner to provide for a solution to the conflicts inside the community, such has existed through history, never the less, like any other social institution, it has been transforming it self through the pass of time. For Yucatan’s case, the Mayan justice law was created in 2014, which some how vindicates the Mayan population from the state, on the way to provide solutions to its judicial conflicts, the problem can be seen when it’s identified as an injustice that comes from the highest government places and doesn’t answer to the needs of the main communities