This chapter introduces the central themes of the book and argues that the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS) is activated by political actors and institutions in ways that transcend traditional compliance perspectives and that have the potential to meaningfully alter politics and provoke positive domestic human rights change. The chapter identifies key gaps in existing human rights scholarship, particularly in relation to the IAHRS, and outlines three core perspectives on the System’s impact on human rights. It offers a synthesis of the key findings of the volume, and provides reflections on the future prospects of the System by locating it in its broader global context.
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Engstrom, P. (2019). Introduction: Rethinking the Impact of the Inter-American Human Rights System. In The Inter-American Human Rights System (pp. 1–22). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89459-1_1
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