ABC de la Corte ENG v9

ABC of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 2020 8 Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, and the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women; and the Rules of Procedure and Statutes of its organs. WHAT ORGANS COMPRISE THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM OF HUMAN RIGHTS? The Inter-American System of Human Rights is comprised of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court). WHAT IS THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION AND WHAT ARE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES? The primary function of the Commission is to promote the observance and defense of human rights and serve as an advisory body to theOrganization ofAmerican States in such matters. On the one hand, the Commission has competencies with political ramifications, among which special emphasis should be given to the occurrence of visits in loco and the preparation of reports about the human rights situations in member States. On the other hand, it undertakes functions with a quasi-judicial dimension. It is via this latter form of competence that it is able to receive denunciations of individuals or organizations relating to human rights violations, examine these petitions, and adjudicate cases with the assumption that they comply with admissibility requirements.