International Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America
This Article analyzes the rise of international transformative constitutionalism in Latin America and responds to some of the challenges to its legitimacy and effectiveness. It focuses on the practice of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), the decisions and procedures of which constit...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The American journal of international law 2020-07, Vol.114 (3), p.403-442 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This Article analyzes the rise of international transformative constitutionalism in Latin America and responds to some of the challenges to its legitimacy and effectiveness. It focuses on the practice of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), the decisions and procedures of which constitute a small, but vibrant and essential, part of a wider Latin American community of human rights—a diverse group of actors who confront violence, social exclusion, and weak institutions through legal means. |
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ISSN: | 0002-9300 2161-7953 |
DOI: | 10.1017/ajil.2020.27 |