Research Handbook on Torture
Research Handbook on Torture

Author: Malcolm D. Evans

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-12-25

Total Pages: 608

ISBN-13: 1788113969

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This Research Handbook is of great importance in an era where torture, whilst universally condemned, remains endemic. It explores the nature of the international prohibition of torture and the various means and mechanisms which have been put in place by the international community in an attempt to make that prohibition a reality.

The Inter-American System of Human Rights
The Inter-American System of Human Rights

Author: David John Harris

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 9780198265528

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This book, which can be used as a text for teaching purposes, gives a fascinating, and authoritative treatment both the rights protected by the Inter-American system and of the way in which its institutions work. An important part of the book is a thorough, article by article account of the guarantee in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and in the American Convention on Human Rights of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in the light of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and of the Commission's many country reports on the human rights situation in particular states. There are also chapters on the rights of indigenous peoples, amnesty laws and states of emergencies. The evolution and current methods of work of the Commission and the Court are set out at length and their achievements are critically assessed. The role of non-governmental organisations is also examined in this context. The book will be invaluable to all those interested in the protection of human rights in the Americas and international human rights law generally.

American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José)
American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José)

Author: Organization of American States

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-11

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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The American Convention on Human Rights, also known as the Pact of San José, is an international human rights instrument. You will learn many significant facts about this Costa Rican document pact by countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.

The Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System
The Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System

Author: Armin von Bogdandy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 0197744168

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This interdisciplinary volume brings together leading scholars in international and constitutional law, social sciences, and international relations to present a systematic as well as critical analysis of the impact of the Inter-American System of Human Rights and the legal mechanisms that allow for that impact.

The Inter-American Human Rights System
The Inter-American Human Rights System

Author: Par Engstrom

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 3319894595

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This volume brings together innovative work from emerging and leading scholars in international law and political science to critically examine the impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS). By leveraging a variety of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches, the contributors assess the impact of the IAHRS on domestic human rights change in Latin America. More specifically, the book provides a nuanced analysis of the System’s impact by examining the ways in which the IAHRS influences domestic actors and political institutions advancing the realisation of human rights. This work will be of interest to students and scholars of human rights and Latin American politics, as well as to those engaged with the nexus of international law and domestic politics and the dynamics of international and regional institutions.

Does Torture Prevention Work?
Does Torture Prevention Work?

Author: Richard Carver

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 1781383308

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In the past three decades, international and regional human rights bodies have developed an ever-lengthening list of measures that states are required to adopt in order to prevent torture. But do any of these mechanisms actually work? This study is the first systematic analysis of the effectiveness of torture prevention. Primary research was conducted in 16 countries, looking at their experience of torture and prevention mechanisms over a 30-year period. Data was analysed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques. Prevention measures do work, although some are much more effective than others. Most important of all are the safeguards that should be applied in the first hours and days after a person is taken into custody. Notification of family and access to an independent lawyer and doctor have a significant impact in reducing torture. The investigation and prosecution of torturers and the creation of independent monitoring bodies are also important in reducing torture. An important caveat to the conclusion that prevention works is that is actual practice in police stations and detention centres that matters - not treaties ratified or laws on the statute book.