The Inter-American Human Rights System : impact beyond compliance /: impact beyond compliance. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Par Engstrom, editor.
• Editors: Engstrom, Par, 1978-
• Contents: Intro; Praise for The Inter-American Human Rights System; Editor's Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Charts; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction: Rethinking theImpact oftheInter-American Human Rights System; Introduction; The Inter-American Human Rights System BeyondCompliance; Perspectives ontheImpact oftheInter-American Human Rights System; The Future oftheInter-American Human Rights System: Prospects andComparative Reflections; References Chapter 2: Mobilising theInter-American Human Rights System: Regional Litigation andDomestic Human Rights Impact inLatin AmericaIntroduction; The Inter-American Human Rights System andLegal Mobilisation; Transnational Opportunity Structures andResource Mobilisation; Issue Framing andIdentity Formation; Strategically Engaging theInter-American Human Rights System; Petitioning theInter-American Commission onHuman Rights; Mobilising theInter-American Human Rights System: Three Case Studies; Peru; Colombia; Brazil; Conclusion; References Chapter 3: Friendly Settlements intheInter-American Human Rights System: Efficiency, Effectiveness andScopeIntroduction; Advantages andDisadvantages ofFriendly Settlements inHuman Rights Matters; The Victims' Perspective; The Perspective on the Basis of the General Protection of Human Rights; The Perspective of States; Questions andData; Friendly Settlements intheInter-American Human Rights System: Background andGeneral Overview; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Scope; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: The Impact ofPrecautionary Measures onPersons Deprived ofLiberty intheAmericas IntroductionPrecautionary Measures intheInter-American Human Rights System; Precautionary Measures withSpecial Focus onPersons Deprived ofLiberty; Prisoners Sentenced toDeath; Health Conditions inDetention; General Detention Conditions; Assessing theImpact ofPrecautionary Measures; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: From Compliance toEngagement: Assessing theImpact oftheInter-American Court ofHuman Rights onConstitutional Law inLatin America; Introduction; Fundamental Rights andConstitutional Engagement withtheInter-American System Receiving theInternational: Comparing Engagement andConvergence/ResistanceInter-American Court Rulings onImpunity Provisions Adopted byMilitary Regimes; Chile: Harmonising Engagement; Brazil: Resistance; Inter-American Court Rulings onImpunity Provisions Adopted byDemocratic Regime andinOrdinary Legislation; Mexico: Convergence; Uruguay: FromHarmonising toDissonant Engagement; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Institutional Empowerment andProgressive Policy Reforms: TheImpact ofthe Inter-American Human Rights System onIntra-state Conflicts; Introduction
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 323.098; Political science; Human rights -- Latin America; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights; Human rights; Politics and government; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Law -- International; Political Science -- General; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Politics & government; Human rights; Comparative politics; Political structures: democracy; Social justice; Comparative politics; Democracy; Latin America -- Politics and government; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319894591; 3319894595
• Related ISBNs: 9783319894584
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 2, 2018).
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