Between what is normalized and what is practiced. Maya justice in Yucatán: representation, norm and perception in Kopomá

Abstract

The following paper analyses the idea of justice from two approaches: the philosophical and the juridical. It explores the Ley del Sistema de Justicia Maya del Estado de Yucatán in order to have a scenery of the stablished order or what is normalized. There are presented two interviews realized in the municipio of Kopomá, Yucatán, both highlight the comprehension of justice and the maya justice in the habitants, which means, from what is practiced.