The IACHR Project is a student-run organization that produces & publishes detailed summaries of cases rendered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Project database and journal is part of Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Project ("IACHR Project") is a student-run organization that seeks to increase access to decisions rendered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ("Inter-American Court") in order to assist students, practiti
07/12/2019
“If states are serious about confronting the harsh realities facing the Americas, then they must shift their approach from stale political debate and alarming efforts to weaken the Inter-American Human Rights System towards decisive action in favour of the human rights of everyone in the region.”
Americas: Stale politics must give way to decisive human rights action Leaders in the Americas must step up and overcome the grave challenges facing the region
07/11/2019
As we prepare to embark on a new school year lets all take the time to recognize our privilege and the opportunities it affords. The IACHR Project will be accepting 9 new staffers for the 2019/2020 academic year and look forward to continuing our conversation about Human Rights both at home and abroad.
“Carlos Valero, a lawmaker in Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, points to the arrests of the two national guardsmen as evidence that government employees played a hand in the smuggling ring. But an investigation he opened last month has gone nowhere, he said, blocked by the country’s ruling party.”
She Was Duped and Shipped to a Brothel at 16. Then the Boat Sank. In April, a boat smuggling dozens of people out of Venezuela, some entrapped by a human trafficking ring, capsized in the sea on the way to Trinidad. Only nine people survived.
09/07/2018
https://iachr.lls.edu/journal/volume-41-issue-4
The case summaries written by the 2017-2018 IACHR Project staffers are now published in our database! Learn more about how the Court has decided human rights violations here!
Volume 41, Issue 4 | IACHR Volume 41, Issue 4 includes summaries from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, with most summaries discussing cases in Peru, Guatemala, and Ecuador. Volume 41, Issue 4 summaries were written by Kimberly Barreto, Raymond Chavez, Shira Diamant, Kiana Farzad, John Flynn, Jennifer Harkins...
08/26/2018
Welcome to our new IACHR Project Staffers!
© 2018 Christina LaBarge all rights reserved.
Pictured: 2018-2019 Team-Bottom Row from left to right: Elizabeth Russo, Tamara Menashy, Lauren Mayes Top Row from left to right: Pamela Huynh, Joshua Fruto, Adam Knighton, Nicholas Lusk, Joseph Osgood, Kevin Zipser. (Not pictured: Cesare Romano, Christina LaBarge, Kimberly Elise Barreto, John Flynn, Shira Diamant, Raymond Chavez).
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Project was founded in 2011 by Professor Cesare Romano with the assistance of Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review's Volume 34 Executive Board.
Each year, the IACHR Project is comprised of a team of Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review editors and staff members. Under the supervision of Professor Cesare Romano and the Chief IACHR Editor, editors and staff members work together to author comprehensive summaries of judgments rendered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The Senior IACHR Editor works in concert with Loyola Law School’s Information and Technology Department to update and maintain the Project's web components.
2018-2019 Team
Kimberly Elise Barreto, Chief IACHR Editor
John Flynn, Senior IACHR Editor
Christina LaBarge, Volume 41 Editor-in-Chief
Shira Diamant, Editor
Raymond Chavez, Editor
Lauren Mayes, Staff Member
Adam Knighton, Staff Member
Joseph Osgood, Staff Member
Kevin Zipser, Staff Member
Nicholas Lusk, Staff Member
Pamela Huynh, Staff Member
Tamara Menashy, Staff Member
Joshua Fruto, Staff Member
Elizabeth Russo, Staff Member
05/02/2018
The Inter-American Court released it's 2017 Annual Report!
Find out more about the Court and the progress the Americas have made in human rights in the past year by clicking the link!
Annual Reports "On behalf of the seven judges of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, I have the honor to present the 2017 Annual Report, which describes the most significant tasks accomplished during the year and the most relevant developments in the area of human rights. The year began with the traditional....
09/20/2017
IACHR Staffers of 2017-2018
03/21/2017
In an Unprecedented No-Show, the U.S. Pulls Out of Planned Human Rights Hearing The United States has pulled its participation from hearings planned for today by a regional human rights body that has enjoyed the support of every U.S. administration since its founding.
02/23/2017
International and Comparative Law Review is offering an amazing event on campus. Please attend.
Event: Nuremberg Laws and The Nuremberg Trials
Time: 9:00 AM
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Register by clicking this large link!
www.nurembergsymposium.com
Welcome new staffers and their editors!
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Project is proud to welcome its new staff! Here is to the start of another great year!
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Project is excited and proud to announce the release of thirty-four additional summaries written and edited by our 2015-2016 staff. The summaries are published in Volume 38, Issue 4 of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. Volume 38, Issue 4 includes summaries from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, with most summaries discussing cases in Chile, Paraguay, and Venezuela. The website now features a total of 146 summaries.
The IACHR Project is a student-run organization that was founded in 2011 by Professor Cesare Romano with the assistance of Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review's Volume 34 Executive Board. The IACHR Project produces and publishes detailed summaries of cases rendered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Summaries include descriptions of cases’ facts, procedural history, merits, and states’ compliance with the Court’s judgment. Summaries are accessible via our journal or through our database at iachr.lls.edu.
Please take a look at our most recent summaries here:
Volume 38, Issue 4 | IACHR Volume 38, Issue 4 includes summaries from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, with most summaries discussing cases in Chile, Paraguay, and Venezuela. Volume 38, Issue 4 summaries were written by Sandra Acosta Tello, Diane Chang, Lorraine Hall, Jessica McCormick, Milja Miric, Christop...
The editors and staffers of the IACHR Project are excited to announce the addition of twenty-three new Case Pages to our website! Case Pages on our website offer a brief description of the main points of each case, the Judges who presided, violations found by the Court, and other pertinent information.
This means that every single case that the Court has issued a judgment on is now documented on our website! So for all the non-Spanish speakers who want information on the most recent cases adjudicated by the Court, go check it out!
