Impact within the Human Rights Framework
Will be published approx. on 24. March 2026
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-0353-6029-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines how international human rights systems impact real-world practice. International experts integrate human rights law, political science, and criminology to analyze how the decisions of human rights bodies shape laws, policies, and societies.
Combining theoretical analysis with case studies from various countries, the contributing authors provide an in-depth contextual understanding of the multifaceted impact of human rights systems, specifically the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS). They emphasize that the role of the IAHRS is increasingly vital in promoting justice, documenting human rights violations, and upholding international human rights standards. The book provides fresh insights into how human rights mechanisms function in practice and moves beyond state compliance to examine the extent of the broader legal and political impact of human rights systems.
Impact within the Human Rights Framework is an essential resource for students and academics in human rights law, political science, public international law, and international relations. It is also a beneficial read for practitioners in human rights organizations and policy institutions.
Combining theoretical analysis with case studies from various countries, the contributing authors provide an in-depth contextual understanding of the multifaceted impact of human rights systems, specifically the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS). They emphasize that the role of the IAHRS is increasingly vital in promoting justice, documenting human rights violations, and upholding international human rights standards. The book provides fresh insights into how human rights mechanisms function in practice and moves beyond state compliance to examine the extent of the broader legal and political impact of human rights systems.
Impact within the Human Rights Framework is an essential resource for students and academics in human rights law, political science, public international law, and international relations. It is also a beneficial read for practitioners in human rights organizations and policy institutions.
Reviews / Votes
'This book offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the study of the Inter-American Human Rights System. It reveals the broader and often underexplored dimensions of impact that shape law, policy, and human rights practice across the Americas. By addressing a range of topics and drawing on rich examples, the authors capture the dynamic interplay among international institutions, domestic actors, and civil society. A must-read for scholars, practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the evolving architecture of human rights in the region.' -- Angelita Baeyens, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, USAMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-6029-1 (9781035360291)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Yves Haeck, Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the Programme for Studies on Human Rights in Context, Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University and Clara Burbano Herrera, Professor of International Human Rights Law, Principal Investigator of the ERC Consolidator Grant IMPACTUM, and Director of the Programme for Studies on Human Rights in Context, Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University, Belgium
Content
Contents
P?r?e?f?a?c?e? ?vii
1 Introduction: Impact within the human rights framework 1
Y?v?e?s? ?H?a?e?c?k? ?a?n?d? ?C?l?a?r?a? ?B?u?r?b?a?n?o?-?H?e?r?r?e?r?a?
PART I LAYING OUT THE IMPACT MODEL
2 Inter-American human rights experimentalism 13
P?a?r? ?E?n?g?s?t?r?oem?
3 Tools to understand the impact of human rights systems from a comparative perspective 47
S?a?b?r?i?n?a? ?R?a?g?o?n?e? ?a?n?d? ?L?a?u?r?a? ?A?l?e?s?s?a?n?d?r?a? ?N?o?c?e?r?a?
4 Impact through aesthetics: narrative, perception, and justice in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 73
R?e?n?e ?U?r?u?e?na? ?a?n?d? ?S?t?e?p?h?a?n?i?a? ?Y?a?t?e? ?C?o?r?t?e?s?
5 A theoretical model for measuring the impact of urgent measures aimed at protecting at-risk detainees in Latin America 95
C?l?a?r?a? ?B?u?r?b?a?n?o?-?H?e?r?r?e?r?a?,? ?Y?v?e?s? ?H?a?e?c?k? ?a?n?d? ?A?l?b?e?r?t?e? ?V?e?r?w?o?h?l?t? ?H?a?n?s?e?n?
PART II APPLYING THE IMPACT MODEL TO SPECIFIC CASES AND/OR COUNTRIES STUDIES
6 Impact of the Inter-American jurisprudence on the fight against impunity in Colombia: the case of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace 147
O?s?c?a?r? ?P?a?r?r?a? ?V?e?r?a? ?a?n?d? ?M?on?i?c?a? ?T?r?e?s?p?a?l?a?c?i?o?s? ?L?e?a?l? ?
7 Behind the scenes of impact in the Yanomami case (1980-85): civil society and bureaucratic politics in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 173
Bruno Boti Bernardi and Joao Roriz
8 Towards the consolidation of the Ius Constitutionale Commune in Latin American LGBTIQ+ rights: the transformative impact of Advisory Opinion OC-24/17 203
Mariela Morales Antoniazzi and Carolina Bejarano Martinez
9 Urgent measures and Indigenous peoples' territorial rights in the Inter-American system 241
Daniel Cerqueira
10 Concluding remarks: impact is a rich concept that encompasses a variety of dimensions 277
Clara Burbano Herrera and Yves Haeck
Index 285
P?r?e?f?a?c?e? ?vii
1 Introduction: Impact within the human rights framework 1
Y?v?e?s? ?H?a?e?c?k? ?a?n?d? ?C?l?a?r?a? ?B?u?r?b?a?n?o?-?H?e?r?r?e?r?a?
PART I LAYING OUT THE IMPACT MODEL
2 Inter-American human rights experimentalism 13
P?a?r? ?E?n?g?s?t?r?oem?
3 Tools to understand the impact of human rights systems from a comparative perspective 47
S?a?b?r?i?n?a? ?R?a?g?o?n?e? ?a?n?d? ?L?a?u?r?a? ?A?l?e?s?s?a?n?d?r?a? ?N?o?c?e?r?a?
4 Impact through aesthetics: narrative, perception, and justice in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 73
R?e?n?e ?U?r?u?e?na? ?a?n?d? ?S?t?e?p?h?a?n?i?a? ?Y?a?t?e? ?C?o?r?t?e?s?
5 A theoretical model for measuring the impact of urgent measures aimed at protecting at-risk detainees in Latin America 95
C?l?a?r?a? ?B?u?r?b?a?n?o?-?H?e?r?r?e?r?a?,? ?Y?v?e?s? ?H?a?e?c?k? ?a?n?d? ?A?l?b?e?r?t?e? ?V?e?r?w?o?h?l?t? ?H?a?n?s?e?n?
PART II APPLYING THE IMPACT MODEL TO SPECIFIC CASES AND/OR COUNTRIES STUDIES
6 Impact of the Inter-American jurisprudence on the fight against impunity in Colombia: the case of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace 147
O?s?c?a?r? ?P?a?r?r?a? ?V?e?r?a? ?a?n?d? ?M?on?i?c?a? ?T?r?e?s?p?a?l?a?c?i?o?s? ?L?e?a?l? ?
7 Behind the scenes of impact in the Yanomami case (1980-85): civil society and bureaucratic politics in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 173
Bruno Boti Bernardi and Joao Roriz
8 Towards the consolidation of the Ius Constitutionale Commune in Latin American LGBTIQ+ rights: the transformative impact of Advisory Opinion OC-24/17 203
Mariela Morales Antoniazzi and Carolina Bejarano Martinez
9 Urgent measures and Indigenous peoples' territorial rights in the Inter-American system 241
Daniel Cerqueira
10 Concluding remarks: impact is a rich concept that encompasses a variety of dimensions 277
Clara Burbano Herrera and Yves Haeck
Index 285