CAT/OP/MEX/1/Add.2 the crime of torture by immediate intervention and without personal risk or risk to others, fails to do so. Article 206 quinquies. No exceptional situations such as internal political instability, urgency in the conduct of investigations, security measures or any other circumstance shall be invoked as or constitute grounds for exemption from liability for the crime of torture; nor may an order from a superior officer or other authority be invoked as a justification of torture. The crime of torture shall not be subject to statutory limitations. The Federal District government’s adoption of the draft submitted in April 2011 with the involvement of several civil society organizations is a major step in achieving progress in the eradication of this crime and enhancing the protection of victims. 3. Federal District Act on the Enforcement of Criminal Penalties and Social Rehabilitation 77. As a consequence of the constitutional reforms, the Federal District Act on the Enforcement of Criminal Penalties and Social Rehabilitation was published on 17 June 2011, its purpose being to regulate the execution, modification and duration of sentences and security measures imposed by the judicial authority and also the organization, administration and operation of the prison service in the Federal District. 78. In this connection the role of enforcement judge is being created as the authority responsible for the commutation, amendment or extinction of sentences and security measures in accordance with the principles of the reform of the criminal justice system. 4. Federal District Juvenile Justice Act 79. With regard to criminal justice for young persons, the existing Federal District Juvenile Justice Act was published on 14 November 2007 and amended on 8 February 2011, establishing mediation as an alternative mechanism in the courts and thereby aiming to expedite the resolution of cases submitted. 80. Work on drafting a juvenile justice act is currently being pursued in interinstitutional discussions within the framework of the coordinating council for implementation of the criminal justice system in the Federal District, with the involvement of the judges and legal officers concerned. The text is now undergoing examination with a view to the submission of a final draft to the coordinating council by the High Court. 81. Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms have been included in a chapter of the Federal District Act on Comprehensive Justice for Juveniles in Conflict with the Law. To that end several national laws which provide for such mechanisms were examined and a comparison was made of definitions and their consistency with regard to admissibility, procedures and effects in order to identify best practices. That task was undertaken through various working meetings with judges who deal with non-serious juvenile offences in order to gather suggestions and observations and to provide feedback on the draft. 5. Implementation of the constitutional reform of criminal justice in the Federal District 82. The Federal District High Court, in coordination with the other two government organs of Mexico City, has pursued measures in each of the key areas of implementation of the criminal justice reform with regard both to adults and to juveniles, these areas being: • Communication and dissemination; • Information technology; 32 GE.13-41196 (EXT)