Civil Rights
Dec. 31, 2009
Working Towards Gender Justice
M.C. Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy concludes her article on women's rights and explains the State's role in preventing human rights
By M.C. Sungaila
In the landmark case Velásquez-Rodríguez, the Inter-American Court interpreted the State's duties under the American Convention to include an affirmative obligation to investigate, prosecute, and punish human rights violators through the state's judicial tribunals. Specifically, the Court determined that the State had an obligation "to organize the governmental apparatus and, in general, all the structures through which public power is exercised, s...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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