LibGuides: International Law: Specialized Sources: Inter-American Court & Commission

Conventions, treaties, protocols and other basic documents

Basic Documents in the Inter-American System
Contains the various human rights related declarations, conventions, and protocols within the Inter-American human rights system. Also includes the foundational documents and rules of procedure for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Jurisprudence

See also
General sources for human rights legislation, cases & documents.

For additional books on the procedure and case law of the Court or the Commission, search Julius by keyword or subject using Inter-American Court..., Inter-American Commission..., the name of the relevant treaty, and/or keywords from your research topic.

Website of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR)
The website has a Digest and search engines.
Digest of the jurisprudence (in Spanish)
Jurisprudence Finder
IAHCR Database, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
IUS-LAT
Case law database of decisions from the Constitutional Courts and Tribunals in Latin America and by the Inter-American System of Human Rights.
Refworld Advanced search: publisher = Inter-American Court of Human Rights
SUMMA / The IAHRS online
A free and open access online database available that provides users with a complete overview of cases heard by the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Case-law and Commentary
By Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen and Amaya Úbeda de Torres.

Websites & research guides

O.A.S.
O.A.S. international law activities
O.A.S. Dept. of Legal Services
UPDATE: The Inter-American System of Human Rights: A Research Guide, Globalex
By Francisco A. Avalos.
"Human Rights in Latin America, 1980-1990: A Research Guide and a Bibliography," 19 Denver J. Intl L & Pol. 163-267 (Dec. 1990)
By Steven C. Perkins.