Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean : The Legal Impact of the American Convention on Human Rights /

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"This new and original study by Ligia Castaldi is the first major publication to analyze in detail the abortion laws of the Latin American and Caribbean nations that are parties to the American Convention on Human Rights. Making use of a broad range of materials relating to human rights and abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castaldi, Ligia De Jesús, 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
American Convention on Human Rights (1969 November 22)
American Convention on Human Rights > (1969 November 22)
Human rights.
Abortion > Law and legislation.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Caraïbes (Region)
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Amerique latine.
Human rights > Caribbean Area.
Human rights > Latin America.
Abortion > Law and legislation > Caribbean Area.
Abortion > Law and legislation > Latin America.
Latin America.
Caribbean Area.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights' Inconsistent Treatment of the Prenatal Right to Life
  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights' Restrictive Approach to the Prenatal Right to Life
  • Toward a Nonrestrictive Interpretation of the American Convention's Prenatal Right to Life from Conception
  • Evolutive Interpretation : State Practice on Prenatal Personhood and Human Rights Entitlement
  • Evolutive Interpretation : State Practice on the Treaty Obligation to Legally Protect Prenatal Life from Abortion
  • Systemic and Historic Interpretation : Relevant Rules of International Law and the Convention's Preparatory Work.

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