LESSON
Lesson Learned: Training of Justice System Professionals to Litigate before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Participants reported that the project transformed their point of view and work practices and convinced them that proper interpretation of the law, considering international human rights standards is fundamental to protecting the rights of individuals. Several countries have succeeded in replicating the courses. The beneficiaries are convinced that the process has helped build democracy in the Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay, and they are willing to get involved in creating new venues for regional networking.
Project Name
Project Partner
Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile
Project Description
The aim of the project was to increase victims’ access to international justice through the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, following an amendment of the court’s rules of procedure to improve the victims’ access to legal representation. The project focused on upgrading the technical and legal advocacy skills of justice system professionals for the promotion and protection of human rights and improving their understanding of international human rights standards. It also focused on raising awareness of the 100 Rules of Brasilia Regulations, and the Inter-American Human Rights System.
This was the first initiative in the region aimed specifically at training Inter-American Defenders. The beneficiary groups acknowledged that they have gained a better understanding of the Inter-American Human Rights system at the regional and national level and that their capacity to litigate before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, an increasingly specialized and complex process, had qualitatively improved.
Report
Evaluation Date
January 2013
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Country