This volume brings together innovative work from emerging and leading scholars in international law and political science to critically examine the impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS). By leveraging a variety of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches, the contributors assess the impact of the IAHRS on domestic human rights change in Latin America. More specifically, the book provides a nuanced analysis of the System’s impact by examining the ways in which the IAHRS influences domestic actors and political institutions advancing the realisation of human rights. This work will be of interest to students and scholars of human rights and Latin American politics, as well as to those engaged with the nexus of international law and domestic politics and the dynamics of international and regional institutions.
Inhoudsopgave
1: Introduction: Rethinking the Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System.- 2: Mobilising the Inter-American Human Rights System: Regional Litigation and Domestic Human Rights Impact in Latin America.- 3: Friendly Settlements in the Inter-American Human Rights System: Efficiency, Effectiveness and Scope.- 4: The Impact of Precautionary Measures on Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas.- 5: From Compliance to Engagement: Assessing the Impact of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Constitutional Law in Latin America.- 6: Institutional Empowerment and Progressive Policy Reforms: The Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System on Intra-State Conflicts.- 7: Bridging the Gap: National Human Rights Institutions and the Inter-American Human Rights System.- 8: Transnational Activism and Coalitions of Domestic Interest Groups: Reflections on the Case of Brazil.- 9: Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System in Peru: The Role of Anti- and Pro-Compliance Constituencies.- 10: Impact of the IAHRS in the Fight against Impunity for Past Crimes in El Salvador and Guatemala.- 11: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Effects of Overlapping Institutions: A Preliminary Study.- 12: Impact in the African and Inter-American Human Rights Systems: A Perspective on the Possibilities and Challenges of Cross-Regional Comparison.
Over de auteur
Par Engstrom is Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at the Institute of the Americas, University College, UK, and the academic coordinator of the International Network on the Inter-American Human Rights System.