The Inter-American Human Rights System

1: Introduction: Rethinking the Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System.- 2: Mobilising the Inter-American Human Rights System: Regional Litigation and Domestic Human Rights Impact in Latin America.- 3: Friendly Settlements in the Inter-American Human Rights System: Efficiency, Effectiveness and Scope.- 4: The Impact of Precautionary Measures on Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas.- 5: From Compliance to Engagement: Assessing the Impact of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Constitutional Law in Latin America.- 6: Institutional Empowerment and Progressive Policy Reforms: The Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System on Intra-State Conflicts.- 7: Bridging the Gap: National Human Rights Institutions and the Inter-American Human Rights System.- 8: Transnational Activism and Coalitions of Domestic Interest Groups: Reflections on the Case of Brazil.- 9: Transitional Justice and the Inter-American Human Rights System in Peru: The Role of Anti- and Pro-Compliance Constituencies.- 10: Impact of the IAHRS in the Fight against Impunity for Past Crimes in El Salvador and Guatemala.- 11: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Effects of Overlapping Institutions: A Preliminary Study.- 12: Impact in the African and Inter-American Human Rights Systems: A Perspective on the Possibilities and Challenges of Cross-Regional Comparison.

Par Engstrom is Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at the Institute of the Americas, University College, UK, and the academic coordinator of the International Network on the Inter-American Human Rights System.