Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights, 1988

Inter-American Commission on Human Right

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Oct 1, 1991 - Political Science - 1 pages

This edition of the "Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights," like the volumes that precede it, includes information concerning the activities of the Organization of American States in the promotion and protection of human rights. It begins with the composition of the Commission and Court, including the biographies of the members, 1988 activities of each body, reproductions of resolutions and reports by the Commission and historic correspondences and decisions by the Court. Also included is an update on the status of the American Convention on Human Rights, which reports the relation of each country to that instrument, followed by resolutions adopted in 1988 by the OAS General Assembly. The year 1988 distinguished itself particularly because the Inter-American Court of Human Rights made its first decision on a contentious case, the "Velasquez Rodriguez" case (Honduras). This historic decision is reproduced in Part Three of this volume. Another important 1988 development in the Inter-American system was the Protocol of San Salvador, or Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, reproduced in Part Four. Also included, in its entirety, is a report on the human rights situation in Haiti, a report requested by the Organization of American States Permanent Council in Resolution 502. The "Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights" is completely bilingual (English and Spanish).

Contents

• La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos: 19
• The InterAmerican Court of Human Rights: 26
• Status of the American Convention of Human Rights: 40
• Estado de la Convención Americana de Derechos: 41
• PART TWO THE WORK OF THE INTERAMERICAN COMMISSION: 59
• N Caso 9509 Perú: 311
• Status of Human Rights in Several Countries: 372
• Situación de los Derechos Humanos en Varios Estados: 373
• Areas in Which Steps Need to be Taken Towards Full: 474
• Campos en los Cuales han de Tomarse Medidas Para: 475
• Draft InterAmerican Convention on Forced Disappearance: 500
• Proyecto de Convención Interamericana sobre Desaparición: 501
• Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti: 524
• Informe sobre la Situación de los Derechos Humanos: 525
• PART THREE THE WORK OF THE INTERAMERICAN COURT: 881
• Advisory Opinions Issued: 892
• Decisions Issued on Contentious Cases: 914
• Other Documents Issued: 1006
• Remarks of the President of the InterAmerican Court of Human: 1014
• AGRES 907 Additional Protocol to the American Convention: 1020
• AGRES 943 Additional Protocol to the American Convention: 1042

Bibliographic information

• Title: Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights, 1988; Volume 4 of Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights / Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos Series
• Editor: Inter-American Commission on Human Right
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1991
• ISBN: 0792312643, 9780792312642
• Length: 1 pages
• Subjects: Law / International; Political Science / Human Rights