Title: Challenges of human rights in Latin America :
Authors: Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference; Landa Arroyo, César,; Inter-American Network on Fundamental Rights and Democracy.
Date: 2019
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
Physical description: ix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language: English
LC classification: J
Abstract: "Latin America offers a democratic and constitutional process, with the goals to respect fundamental human rights and control the excess of power. Nevertheless, the weaknesses of the rule of law's institutions does not guarantee for all citizens the protection of old and new rights. In this sense, the Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference organized by the Inter-American Network on Fundamental Rights and Democracy (RED-IDD) is an annual meeting of professors and researchers from the different universities of Latin America, addressing topics of particular importance regarding the possibilities and challenges of the constitutional state in the region.  This book presents the minutes of the Fourth Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference, and explores topics such as political rights and the consolidation of democracy in Latin America; impeachment and judicial guarantees; the challenges of freedom of information; and judicial protection and due process, amongst others"--Back cover.
Contents: Preface -- Thematic Table 1, Political Rights and Consolidation of the Latin American Democracy -- Constitutional Limits of the Right to Run for Office -- The Peruvian State of Constitutional Emergency in the Light of International Law of Human Rights --  Thematic Table 2, Impeachment and Fair Trial -- Dialogue between Jurisdictions and Legal Security in the Effectiveness of Human Rights Treaties in Brazilian Jurisdiction --  Thematic Table 3, Challenges of Freedom of Information in the XXI Century, Informative Pluralism and Media Concentration -- Challenges of Freedom of Information in the 21st Century, Right to Information, Concentration of Communication means and the State's Protection Duty - Informative Freedom, Informative Pluralism and Media Concentration -- Thematic Table 4, Judicial Guarantees, Jurisdictional Protection and Due Process --  The Multidimensionality of Fundamental Rights, with a Special Focus on the Theory of the Status Activus Processualis -- The Tension between the Judiciary and Legislature in Concretization of the Fundamental Right to Health in Brazil, Judicial Actions for the Obtainment of Medicines -- Thematic Table 5, New Technologies and Fundamental Rights Protection -- Notes on the So-called Right to be Forgotten in Brazil and its Acknowledgement and Implementation by the Superior Courts -- Brief Considerations on Access to New Information and Communications Technologies and the Internet, and the Right to Non-discrimination Against Women -- Thematic Table 6, State of Law in the Fight Against Corruption -- A Global Anti-corruption Agenda and Alternatives for Domestic Normative Change -- The Constitutional Anti-corruption Principle and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic -- Thematic Table 7, Constitutional Control and Conventional Control -- Inter-American Conventionality Control at the National Level, A Concept Still Under Construction -- Thematic Table 8, New Fundamental Rights -- Constitutionally Protected Content of the Fundamental Right to Drinking Water and the State's Positive Obligations in Guaranteening It -- Thematic Table 9, Constitutionalization of Law -- The Constitutionalization of the Peruvian Juridical Order, Advances and Obstacles to the Process - Index.
Notes: Minutes of the 4th Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference, October 11-13, 2017.
Subject headings (LCSH): Democracy--Latin America--Congresses.; Human rights--Latin America--Congresses.; Latin America--Politics and government--Congresses.