Brazil in São José da Costa Rica: 20 years of recognition of the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
| Autor | André de Paiva Toledo - Kiwonghi Bizawu |
| Cargo | PhD in Law from the Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2, Paris, France. Master and Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Professor of the PPGD of the Dom Helder Câmara Law School, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Email: depaivatoledo@gmail.com - Priest, lawyer and Professor of International Law at ... |
| Páginas | 13-50 |
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BRAZIL IN SÃO JOSÉ DA COSTA RICA:
20 YEARS OF RECOGNITION OF THE
CONTENTIOUS JURISDICTION OF THE INTER-
AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
http://dx.doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v15i33.1384
André de Paiva Toledo
PhD in Law from the Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2, Paris, France. Master and Bachelor of Laws
from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Professor of the PPGD of
the Dom Helder Câmara Law School, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Email: depaivatoledo@gmail.com
Kiwonghi Bizawu
Priest, lawyer and Professor of International Law at Dom Helder Câmara Law School.
Email: sebak_07@hotmail.com
ABSTRACT
This article was written to mark the 20th anniversary of recognition by
the Brazilian State of the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights. It is intended to make an individualized analysis
of the sentences in nine cases in which Brazil was defendant between 1998
responsibilities are concentrated in four main areas: medical violence,
land issues, police violence and slave labor. Concerning the obstacles to
compliance with the judgments, the insistence on the internal application
of prescription and amnesty in relation to crimes against humanity stands
out.
Keywords: Inter-American Court of Human Rights; Brazil; contentious
jurisdiction.
BRAZIL IN SÃO JOSÉ DA COSTA RICA: 20 YEARS OF RECOGNITION OF THE CONTENTIOUS JURISDICTION...
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O BRASIL EM SÃO JOSÉ DA COSTA RICA: 20 ANOS DE
RECONHECIMENTO DA JURISDIÇÃO CONTENCIOSA DA CORTE
INTERAMERICANA DE DIREITOS HUMANOS
RESUMO
Este artigo foi elaborado para marcar o 20o aniversário de reconhecimento
pelo Estado brasileiro da jurisdição contenciosa da Corte Interamericana
de Direitos Humanos. Pretende-se fazer uma análise individualizada das
sentenças em nove casos em que o Brasil foi réu entre 1998 e 2018 para,
na aplicação interna de prescrição e anistia em relação a crimes contra
humanidade.
Palavras-chave: Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos; Brasil;
jurisdição contenciosa.
André de Paiva Toledo & Kiwonghi Bizawu
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INTRODUCTION
Although the American Convention on Human Rights (CADH)
was adopted in 1969 and entered into force in 1978, Brazil only deposited
the letter of accession on September 25, 1992, a week before the Carandiru
Massacre1. Since then, Brazil has been obliged to respect and ensure the
full exercise of the rights provided in the Convention. The duty of respect is
If, however, a violation occurs, the State must investigate, prosecute and
punish those responsible, as well as repair the victims or their relatives.
(RAMOS, 2007)
Six years after joining the CADH, on December 10, 1998, Brazil
deposited a note of sovereign recognition of the contentious jurisdiction2 of
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CtIDH). Since then, the CtIDH
can judge the merits of cases on the interpretation and application of the
CADH involving Brazil. (ROSATO; CORREIA, 2011) When twenty years
of contentious jurisdiction of CtIDH are completed in relation to demands
of the cases, identifying the main characteristics of the controversial facts
and analyzing the directions of the discussions about law. At the end, a
comparison of these distinctive elements is made, pointing out the great
challenges facing the country in terms of respect for human dignity.
1 Contentious Jurisdiction of the CtIDH
The CtIDH is responsible for examining the merits of cases in
which the States-parties to the CADH, which have expressly recognized
their jurisdiction, such as Brazil, have been tried since 1998. Excluded, for
methodological reasons, the advisory3, a request for State accountability
1 The Carandiru Massacre was the result of an operation of the Military Police of São Paulo, held on
October 2, 1992, to hold a prisoner rebellion at the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo (Carandiru), that
killed 111 inmates.
2 The CtIDH may also adopt advisory opinions on interpretation of the CADH or other American
human rights treaty, when requested by a member of the Organization of American States (OEA).
In addition, any State party to the CADH may request the CtIDH to provide advisory opinion on the
conventionality of domestic law.
3 Any member of the OEA may request an opinion from the CtIDH on the interpretation of the CADH
or other human rights treaty recognized by the American States. The CtIDH may also exercise control
of the convention of domestic law provisions of the States Parties to the CADH.
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