The American Convention on Human Rights A Commentary

The American Convention on Human Rights: A Commentary is the first comprehensive and systematic article-by-article commentary of the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) in English. This book offers an exhaustive and critical analysis of each of the 82 articles of the Convention, covering the substantive elements of the rights and freedoms protected, as well as institutional and procedural aspects. Each chapter contains an introduction and a comparative perspective of the provision commented on; a review of the drafting history of the provision; and a critical commentary on the interpretation of the provision in light of the rich case-law of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Ludovic Hennebel is professor of international law in Aix-en-Provence Law School at Aix-Marseille University, France, Director of the Institute for International Humanitarian Studies. He is also the head of a law firm specializing in global justice and international litigation strategy and in the
field of human rights, and expert member of the United Nations' Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Hélène Tigroudja is professor of international law in Aix-en-Provence Law School at Aix-Marseille University, France, and the academic director of the LL.M program in international law. She is expert member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and a former Senior Hauser Fellow at New York
University.