Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean : the Legal Impact of the American Convention on Human Rights / Ligia De Jesús Castaldi.

"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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Main Author: Castaldi, Ligia De Jesús, 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, 2020.
Edition:1st.
Series:Kellogg institute series on democracy and development.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • ONE The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights' Inconsistent Treatment of the Prenatal Right to Life
  • TWO The Inter-American Court of Human Rights' Restrictive Approach to the Prenatal Right to Life
  • THREE Toward a Nonrestrictive Interpretation of the American Convention's Prenatal Right to Life from Conception
  • FOUR Evolutive Interpretation: State Practice on Prenatal Personhood and Human Rights Entitlement
  • FIVE Evolutive Interpretation.
  • SIX Systemic and Historic Interpretation
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.