On May 9, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomed reforms to the Mexican Code of Military Justice that restrict the scope of military jurisdiction over human rights cases. According to a press release, “cases involving human rights violations committed by members of the military against civilians will be tried exclusively by the civilian justice system and not by military courts.” Mexico has instituted these reforms in the wake of past recommendations issued by the IACHR in its 1998 country report and four judgments previously issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.