Doctrine, Practice, and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System

James L. Cavallaro is Professor of Law, Director of the International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic, and Director of the Human Rights Center at Stanford Law School. Claret Vargas is Senior Researcher and Area Coordinator at the Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society (Dejusticia) Colombia. Clara Sandoval is Director of the Essex Transitional Justice Network at the University of Essex School of Law (UK). Bernard Duhaime is Professor, Department of Legal Sciences at the University of Quebec in Montreal.

Chapter 1 Introduction--Doctrine, Practice, and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System PART I INTRODUCTION, EVOLUTION AND OPERATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM Chapter 2 Evolution of the System: The Inter-American Commission and Court Chapter 3 Petitioning the Inter-American System: Admissibility requirements for Contentious Cases Chapter 4 Jurisdiction Beyond Contentious Cases: What Else Can the System Do? PART II THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM Chapter 5 Mass Atrocity, Contemporary Responses, and Transitional Justice Chapter 6 The Right to Life Chapter 7 Emergency, Armed Conflict, and Human Rights Protections in the Inter-American System Chapter 8 Detention and Conditions in Detention Centers Chapter 9 The Rights to Physical Integrity, Freedom from Torture, and Freedom from Third-Party Violence Chapter 10 Women's Rights, Gender, and Sexuality Chapter 11 The Rights of Children Chapter 12 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Rights and the Inter-American System Chapter 13 Freedoms of Belief, Expression, Assembly, and Association Chapter 14 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights PART III BEYOND JUDGMENT-REPARATIONS, COMPLIANCE, AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM Chapter 15 Reparations and Compliance Chapter 16 The Future of The Inter-American Human Rights System Index