Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

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constituent instrument of an international organization body foundational legal instrument international human rights treaty organizational statute

The Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Commission’s mandate, structure, powers, and procedures within the Inter-American human rights system.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international organization body ⓘ foundational legal instrument ⓘ international human rights treaty ⓘ organizational statute ⓘ
adoptedBy	General Assembly of the Organization of American States ⓘ surface form: OAS General Assembly Organization of American States ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify institutional responsibilities within the Inter-American human rights system ⓘ ensure effective protection of human rights in the Americas ⓘ
appliesTo	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
basedOn	American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man ⓘ Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ
bindingOn	Organs of the Organization of American States in relation to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
defines	mandate of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ powers of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ procedures of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ structure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
establishes	competence of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ composition of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ independence guarantees for commissioners of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ relationship between the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ rules on country reports and thematic reports ⓘ rules on petitions and communications ⓘ rules on precautionary measures ⓘ terms of office of commissioners of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
governs	functions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding internal law of the Organization of American States regarding the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
legalSystem	Inter-American human rights system ⓘ surface form: Inter-American system of human rights protection
partOf	Inter-American human rights system ⓘ
providesFor	budgetary arrangements for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ election of members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights by the OAS General Assembly ⓘ headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
region	Americas ⓘ
regulates	admissibility of petitions ⓘ friendly settlement procedures ⓘ presentation of individual petitions ⓘ referral of cases to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
subjectMatter	human rights ⓘ institutional framework of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ procedural rules for human rights petitions and cases ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → basedOn → Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → legalFramework → Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ