The Organization of American States (OAS) is an international organization with member states from the Americas. The American Convention on Human Rights came into force on 18 July 1978.
Scholarly commentaries provide article-by-article analysis of a convention, including citations to relevant cases, travaux préparatoires (preparatory works), and other documents.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights by
"This work offers the first systematic analysis of the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to be published in the English language. The book provides a comprehensive collation and commentary on the jurisprudence of the Court, situating it in the broader context of international human rights law, drawing comparisons in particular with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights." - Publisher
Use the following resources to find and retrieve materials from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Coverage dates and search functions vary, so you will need to use a combination of these resources to ensure that your research is comprehensive. Recent jurisprudence and documents may only be available in Spanish. You may also consider using Google Advanced to help retrieve materials because the Inter-American Commission and Inter-American Court's websites are challenging to navigate and do not have great search functions.
For other OAS treaties and agreements, please see here. Relevant treaties pertaining to women and human rights include:
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women (A-45)
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women (A-44)
Full-text copies of the treaties and status information can be found at the links above.
The Office of the Rapporteur on the Rights of Women is a thematic Rapporteurship of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which focuses on women’s rights and gender equity and equality.
The website for the Office of the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Women provides access to reports on petitions and cases from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and judgments from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights pertaining to the rights of women.
The Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM), which consists of Delegates from each OAS Member State, is an agency that ensures recognition of women's human rights and shapes public policy agenda for full citizenship of women and elimination of gender-based discrimination and violence.