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The Inter-American Human Rights System

The Inter-American Human Rights System. Inter American Human Rights system: Key web sites & documents. OAS - http://www.oas.org/ Charter of the OAS @ http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/charter.html Treaties @ http://www.oas.org/DIL/treaties.htm

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The Inter-American Human Rights System

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  1. The Inter-American Human Rights System

  2. Inter American Human Rights system: Key web sites & documents • OAS - http://www.oas.org/ • Charter of the OAS @ http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/charter.html • Treaties @ http://www.oas.org/DIL/treaties.htm • American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man@ http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/oasinstr/zoas2dec.htm • American Convention on Human Rights @ http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/oasinstr/zoas3con.htm

  3. Inter American Human Rights system: The Commission • Inter American Commission on Human Rights@ http://www.cidh.org/DefaultE.htm • Reports adopted by the Commission @ http://www.wcl.american.edu/pub/humright/digest/index.html • Finding cases before the Commission • Cases section of the Commission web site • University of Minnesota index to Commission cases @ http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/cases/commissn.htm

  4. Inter American Human Rights system: The Court • @ http://www.corteidh.or.cr/ • University of Minnesota - Basic Documents / jurisprudence @ http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/iachr/iachr.html • Reports • Series A – Judgments and opinions (Advisory cases) • Series B – Pleadings, Oral Arguments and Documents (relating to series A) • Series C – Decisions and judgments (Contentious cases) • Series D - Pleadings, Oral Arguments and Documents (relating to series C) • Series E - Provisional measures • Finding Cases online • Court web site (as above) – Spanish versions appear first • University of Minnesota (as above) - Judgments, opinions and decisions plus related documents • Worldlii (most recent judgment available 2006)

  5. Introductory information, publications, country reports

  6. Country reports, resolutions, special reports Background information including relationship of Commission and Court Treaties, ratifications, reservations/declarations Special / Country reports Reports from special rapporteurs, country reports, cases, work with the court • Documents re: • Migrant workers • Freedom of expression • Women Cases

  7. Annual reports – includes cases Statute of the court, rules of procedure, composition, history etc • Browse judgments chronologically or by country • Decisions and judgments =series c (contentious) • Advisory = series A • Text in word / pdf Search for judgment by keywords or by country/date range

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