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Institutional Change and the Inter-American Human Rights System

Engstrom, P; Hillebrecht, C; (2018) Institutional Change and the Inter-American Human Rights System. International Journal of Human Rights , 22 (9) pp. 1111-1122. 10.1080/13642987.2018.1534786. Green open access

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Abstract

This article introduces the special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights on institutional change in the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS). In doing so, it identifies the main concepts and ideas central to understanding the institutional change the IAHRS has experienced over the past six decades. Since the adoption of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man by the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1948, the IAHRS has undergone a series of institutional changes and transformations that have affected and been affected by the System’s normative leanings, rules of procedure and institutional design, as well as by the position of the System within the broader landscape of the Americas. This special issue explores these changes from a variety of angles, including the process of change in historical context, normative and legal changes in the Inter-American Court’s jurisprudence, and the changing relationship between the IAHRS and other regional and international human rights institutions. This special issue features contributions and insights from the disciplines of history, law, and political science, among others.

Type: Article
Title: Institutional Change and the Inter-American Human Rights System
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2018.1534786
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2018.1534786
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, institutional change, international courts, international norms, Latin America
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of the Americas
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10058968
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