The Inter-American Human Rights System and the (Real?) lack of regional support
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https://doi.org/10.18272/iu.v20i20.906Keywords:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Efficiency and Legitimacy of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Interpretation of the Inter-American Human Rights Convention, Gerald Neuman, Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human RightsAbstract
In 2008, Professor Gerald Neuman published an article that sparked debate not only on the relevance of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IHHR) but also on its legitimacy in the region. After nearly 10 years of publishing that article, this paper will review one of the pillars that enabled Professor Neuman to build upon his arguments and that many others had also mentioned: the very low compliance with the Court's decisions and their relationship to the notion of "effectiveness" or "legitimacy" of the Regional Court and its mechanism for interpreting the Convention. The work concludes with the need to explore as a mechanism for interpreting the treaty the search for a regional consensus on the scope and concept of the rights involved in decisions.Downloads
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