The Inter-American Human Rights System Impact Beyond Compliance /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Engstrom, Par (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Studies of the Americas
• Subjects: Latin America-Politics and government.; Social justice.; Human rights.; Comparative politics.; Democracy.; Latin American Politics.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; Human Rights.; Comparative Politics.

This book critically examines the impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS). Going beyond traditional state compliance models of human rights impact, it develops a contextual understanding of how the IAHRS shapes political struggles between actors and institutions seeking to advance t...

Table of Contents:

• 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.