Description
The American Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first comprehensive and systematic article-by-article commentary of the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) in English. This book offers an exhaustive and critical analysis of each of the 82 articles of the Convention, covering the substantive elements of the rights and freedoms protected, as well as institutional and procedural aspects. Each chapter contains an introduction and a comparative perspective of the provision commented on; a review of the drafting history of the provision; and a critical commentary on the interpretation of the provision in light of the rich case-law of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Table of Contents
Table of CasesTable of LegislationList of AbbreviationsTitlePreamblePart I. State Obligations and Rights ProtectedChapter I. General ObligationsChapter II. Civil and Political RightsChapter III - Economic, Social, and Cultural RightsChapter IV - Suspension of Guarantees, Interpretation, and ApplicationChapter V - Personal ResponsibilitiesPart Ii - Means of ProtectionChapter VI - Competent OrgansChapter VII - Inter-American Commission on Human RightsChapter VIII - Inter-American Court of Human RightsChapter IX - Common ProvisionsPart III - General and Transitory ProvisionsChapter X - Signature, Ratification, Reservations, Amendments, Protocols, and DenunciationChapter XI - Transitory Provisions
