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Zusatztext A much needed and welcomed addition in the English Language regarding the development of a deeply interesting system of protection of human rights. Informationen zum Autor Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen is a Professor of Public Law at the Université de Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne. She has published extensively in French, and in English her publications include a contribution to The Judicial House of Lords (OUP, 2009).; Amaya Ubeda de Torres is a Legal Specialist at the Venice Commission. Her first book was published in Spanish in 2007. Klappentext This work offers the first systematic analysis of the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to be published in the English language. The book provides a comprehensive collation and commentary on the jurisprudence of the Court, situating it in the broader context of international human rights law, drawing comparisons in particular with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. It features coverage of both procedural and substantive human rights law. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, the book offers for the first time in English ready access to the jurisprudence of one of the major regional human rights courts. It will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike. Based on an original French publication, the book has been fully updated and rewritten and includes extensive bibliographies for each of the issues and rights selected for commentary. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction Table of Cases List of Abbreviations Part I: Procedural Guarantees 1: The optional contentious jurisdiction of the Court 2: The indirect contentious jurisdiction of the Court 3: The jurisdiction ratione materiae of the Court 4: Advisory jurisdiction 5: Determination of victims 6: Exhaustion of domestic remedies 7: The powers of the Court to interpret and revise its judgments 8: The powers of the Court to monitor compliance with its judgments 9: The right to order provisional measures 10: The right to determine reparations 11: The right to ^iad intra enforcement of the Convention Part II: Substantive Guarantees 12: The right to life and the death penalty 13: Forced disappearance 14: Extrajudicial executions 15: Right to personal integrity 16: The rights of the child 17: Women's rights 18: Workers' rights 19: The rights of detainees 20: The rights of indigenous peoples 21: The right to the freedom of thought and expression 22: The right to nationality 23: Political rights 24: Economic and social rights 25: The right to due process 26: The right to an effective remedy 27: The right to the truth Appendices Sources and Tables Bibliography Index ...
