organization of american states created the inter-american court of human rights in 1978.
organization of american states created the inter-american court of human rights in 1978.
who created the inter-american court of human rights in 1978?
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the inter-american court of human rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of san josé, costa rica. together with the inter-american commission on human rights, it makes up the human rights protection system of the organization of american states (oas), which serves to uphold and promote basic rights and freedoms in the americas. the court rules on whether a state has violated an individual's human rights, rather than if individuals are guilty of human rights violations.









































section::::purpose and functions.
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section::::see also.









































bullet::::- european court of human rights, regional court originally established in 1959









































bullet::::- african court on human and peoples' rights, regional court established in 2006









































bullet::::- utrecht school of law clinical programme on conflict, human rights and international justice in cooperation with the inter-american court of human rights, established in 2009.









































section::::further reading.









































bullet::::- t. buergenthal, r. norris, d. shelton, "protecting human rights in the americas. cases and material", kehl, n.p engel publisher. verlag, 1995.









































bullet::::- l. burgorgue-larsen, a. ubeda de torres, "the inter-american court of human rights. case law and commentary", oxford, oup, 2011.
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