The Inter-American Court of Human Rights : case law and commentary / Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen and Amaya Úbeda de Torres ; translated by Rosalind Greenstein ; foreword by Sergio García Ramírez.
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights : case law and commentary / Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen and Amaya Úbeda de Torres ; translated by Rosalind Greenstein ; foreword by Sergio García Ramírez.
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Call Number
KDZ579.I58 B874 2011
ISBN
9780199588787 (cloth : alk. paper)
0199588783 (cloth : alk. paper)
0199588783 (cloth : alk. paper)
Language Note
Translated from the French.
Description
lix, 886 pages ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)646393943
Summary
This book provides a reference guide to the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Structured in two parts, it covers the case law on jurisdiction and procedure before the Court and the case law on the scope of particular rights, drawing comparisons with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
Note
This book provides a reference guide to the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Structured in two parts, it covers the case law on jurisdiction and procedure before the Court and the case law on the scope of particular rights, drawing comparisons with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [851]-867) and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
xvii
Introduction
xxix
Table of Cases
xxxv
List of Abbreviations
lvii
pt. I
PROCEDURAL GUARANTEES
1
ch. 1
The optional contentious jurisdiction of the Court
3
Introduction
7
I.
The limits of the optional clause
9
A.
Common characteristics
9
B.
Exclusive characteristics
10
II.
The limits of the right of withdrawal
13
A.
What the Convention says
13
B.
What the Convention does not say
14
III.
Court control
15
A.
The competence de la competence
16
B.
The impossibility of a `partial' withdrawal
16
C.
Control over the duration of the effect of the Convention
18
1.
`Continuing' offences
18
2.
`Instantaneous' offences
21
Bibliography
21
A.U.-T
ch. 2
The indirect contentious jurisdiction of the Court
25
Introduction
28
I.
The beginnings of the case referral system
30
A.
The uncertainty of time limits
30
B.
The uncertainty of criteria
34
II.
The evolution of the case referral system
36
A.
Defining the criteria
36
B.
Increase in the number of cases
37
III.
The individual as a party to the proceedings
40
A.
Indirect participation
41
B.
Autonomous participation
42
C.
The essential role of NGOs
47
Bibliography
49
L.B.-L
ch. 3
The jurisdiction ratione materiae of the Court
53
Introduction
56
I.
The scope of the jurisdiction ratione materiae of the Court
57
A.
Interpreting the American Convention
58
B.
Applying the American Convention
59
C.
The other Conventions of the Inter-American system
62
II.
The limits of the jurisdiction ratione materiae of the Court
67
A.
The principle of limits
67
B.
The limits of principle
68
Bibliography
72
ch. 4
Advisory jurisdiction
75
Introduction
85
I.
How the organs of the OAS use the advisory jurisdiction
88
II.
How the States of the OAS use the advisory jurisdiction
91
III.
How the Court interprets its advisory jurisdiction
96
A.
Interpreting international instruments
96
B.
Interpreting domestic norms
99
Bibliography
100
ch. 5
Determination of victims
105
Introduction
108
I.
An autonomous notion
110
A.
Alleged direct victims
111
B.
Alleged indirect victims
113
II.
A flexible notion
117
A.
Flexibility towards `multiple victims'
118
B.
Flexibility towards procedure
122
Bibliography
127
ch. 6
Exhaustion of domestic remedies
129
Introduction
131
I.
Use and abuse of the rule on the part of the States
132
A.
Use of non-exhaustion of domestic remedies as a legal strategy
132
B.
Examination of non-exhaustion of domestic remedies: whose competence?
136
II.
Interpretation of the rule in favour of the victims
138
A.
Remedies must be adequate
139
B.
Remedies must be effective
141
Bibliography
144
ch. 7
The powers of the Court to interpret and revise its judgments
147
Introduction
150
I.
Parties entitled to file a request
154
II.
Time limits to file a request
156
III.
Subject of the request
157
Bibliography
170
ch. 8
The powers of the Court to monitor compliance with its judgments
171
Introduction
177
I.
Competence to monitor compliance
178
A.
In theory
178
B.
In practice
179
II.
Effective monitoring procedures
181
A.
Execution of compensatory damages
184
B.
Execution of general measures
187
Bibliography
191
ch. 9
The right to order provisional measures
193
Introduction
197
I.
Shared competence
198
A.
The competence of the Commission
199
B.
The competence of the Court
201
II.
The legal scope of the measures
202
III.
The urgency of the measures
204
A.
The degree of gravity
205
B.
Irreparable damage
207
C.
Temporary measures
210
Bibliography
213
ch. 10
The right to determine reparations
217
Introduction
224
I.
Multiple beneficiaries
225
A.
Individual beneficiaries
225
B.
Collective beneficiaries?
227
II.
New categories of damage
228
A.
Classical categories of damage
229
B.
Damage to the `life project'
229
III.
Specific reparations
231
A.
Reparation through pecuniary compensation
232
B.
Reparation through reconstruction
234
Bibliography
239
ch. 11
The right to ad intra enforcement of the Convention
243
Introduction
250
I.
The meaning of Article 2
252
A.
The original meaning
252
B.
The present meaning
254
II.
The use of Article 2
255
A.
Using Article 2 when establishing violation
255
B.
Using Article 2 when determining reparations
262
Bibliography
265
pt. II
SUBSTANTIVE GUARANTEES
269
ch. 12
The right to life and the death penalty
271
Introduction
274
I.
The death penalty, an exceptional regime
275
II.
From an exception to abolition
278
III.
Restrictions to the death penalty
281
A.
Restrictions deriving from the American Convention
281
B.
Restrictions deriving from IACHR case law
282
C.
Restrictions deriving from the prohibition of discriminatory treatment
284
D.
Restrictions deriving from the prohibition of torture
285
Bibliography
287
ch. 13
Forced disappearance
291
Introduction
299
I.
The complex and multi-faceted nature of the crime
300
II.
Monitoring of compliance with the Convention
306
III.
A continuing crime
309
IV.
Proof of the crime
312
A.
Presumption of death
313
B.
Acknowledgement of responsibility
315
Bibliography
320
ch. 14
Extrajudicial executions
325
Introduction
332
I.
Applicable law when lethal State force is used
333
A.
Situations of armed conflict
335
B.
Situations of no armed conflicts
340
II.
Obligations incumbent on the States
342
A.
Substantive obligations
343
B.
Procedural obligations
345
III.
Obstacles to the responsibility of the State
347
A.
Obstacles related to attribution of illegal acts
347
B.
Obstacles related to defence strategies
352
C.
Obstacles related to the fight against impunity
355
Bibliography
357
ch. 15
Right to personal integrity
361
Introduction
369
I.
The peremptory prohibition of torture
371
II.
The conceptual distinction between torture and other `punishments'
374
A.
Conceptual duality
375
B.
Conceptual homogeneity
380
III.
The procedural aspect of the prohibition of torture and other `punishments'
383
Bibliography
388
ch. 16
The rights of the child
393
Introduction
395
I.
The child as a subject of law
397
A.
The meaning of `child'
397
B.
The rights of the child
398
II.
The child as an object of protection
402
A.
The protection of a `child at risk'
405
B.
The protection of a `delinquent child'
406
Bibliography
407
ch. 17
Women's rights
411
Introduction
433
I.
Law applicable to women
435
A.
The contribution of the Convention of Belem do Para
435
B.
The application of the Convention of Belem do Para
438
II.
Towards women's rights?
440
A.
The rights of women
440
B.
Duties of the States
445
Bibliography
448
L.B.-L. and A.U.-T
ch. 18
Workers' rights
453
Introduction
459
I.
A general definition of workers
461
A.
National workers
461
B.
Migrant workers
462
II.
A general protection of workers
464
A.
A multitude of applicable texts
465
B.
A multitude of State obligations
466
Bibliography
467
ch. 19
The rights of detainees
469
Introduction
476
I.
The lawfulness of the detention
478
A.
Respecting domestic law
478
B.
Prohibition of arbitrary decisions
480
II.
Guarantees during detention
482
A.
Right to be informed
483
B.
Right to judicial protection
484
III.
The dignity of the detainee in detention
488
IV.
The obligations of the State during detention
491
A.
Negative obligations
491
B.
Positive obligations
493
Bibliography
495
ch. 20
The rights of indigenous peoples
497
Introduction
500
I.
The recognition of indigenous rights
503
A.
The recognition of procedural rights
503
B.
The recognition of substantive rights
507
II.
The construction of specific indigenous rights
512
A.
Non-discrimination as a guiding principle
513
B.
The role and importance of cultural particularism
516
Bibliography
523
ch. 21
The right to the freedom of thought and expression
529
Introduction
536
I.
The right to disseminate information
538
A.
The scope of the right for individuals
538
B.
The scope of the right for the media
540
II.
The right to receive information
543
A.
Access to public information
543
B.
Access to personal data
546
III.
Restrictions to this right
547
A.
Technical restrictions
548
B.
Justification for these restrictions
550
C.
Interpretation of these restrictions
552
Bibliography
558
ch. 22
The right to nationality
563
Introduction
568
I.
Acquisition of nationality
571
A.
The notions of nationality and naturalization
571
B.
Conditions of acquisition
573
II.
Deprivation of nationality
576
A.
The prohibition of arbitrary decisions
576
B.
Authorization of deprivation of nationality
577
III.
An explicit right
579
A.
An enshrined right
579
B.
An autonomous right
581
IV.
A twofold function
582
A.
Nationality as a basic requirement
583
B.
Nationality as a restriction
584
Bibliography
585
ch. 23
Political rights
589
Introduction
593
I.
The tight to `individual' political participation
595
A.
The right to vote
596
B.
The right to be elected
598
II.
The right to `collective' political participation
602
A.
The dual dimension of rights
602
B.
The role of political `associations'
604
III.
The protection of indigenous peoples in the democratic process
606
A.
The end of exclusion
606
B.
The right to `cultural identity'
607
C.
The importance of the principle of non-discrimination
608
Bibliography
609
ch. 24
Economic and social rights
613
Introduction
618
I.
Classical protection through civil and political rights
621
A.
Protection through substantive rights
621
B.
Protection through procedural rights
625
II.
Initial litigation under Article 26: an uncertain justiciability
627
III.
Current litigation under Article 26: an openly declared justiciability
631
Bibliography
635
ch. 25
The right to due process
641
Introduction
645
I.
Guarantees regarding the court
649
A.
A `competent' tribunal
650
B.
An `independent and impartial' tribunal
653
II.
Guarantees regarding the proceedings
657
A.
General guarantees
658
B.
Criminal guarantees
659
III.
Guarantees regarding the accused
663
A.
The fundamental guarantee
664
B.
Specific guarantees
665
Bibliography
668
ch. 26
The right to an effective remedy
673
Introduction
677
I.
The nature of the remedy
678
A.
A remedy before `courts and tribunals'
678
B.
An autonomous remedy
680
II.
The characteristics of the remedy
685
A.
A `prompt' remedy
686
B.
An `effective' remedy
688
Bibliography
691
ch. 27
The right to the truth
695
Introduction
698
I.
The nature of the right to the truth
700
A.
The right to the truth is not a separate right
700
B.
The right to the truth is `subsumed' in other rights
703
II.
The individual dimension of the right to the truth
706
III.
The collective dimension of the right to the truth
709
Bibliography
715
Appendices
719
I.
Sources
719
I.A.
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
719
I.B.
American Convention on Human Rights
724
I.C.
First Additional Protocol to the American Convention (Protocol of San Salvador)
740
I.D.
Second Additional Protocol to the American Convention
747
I.E.
Statute of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
749
I.F.
Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
755
I.G.
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
775
I.H.
Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
781
II.
Tables
801
1.
Judgments and advisory opinions by country
801
2.
Chronological table of judgments and decisions
807
3.
Chronological table of advisory opinions
830
4.
Judges of the IACHR
838
Bibliography
851
Index
869