@article{ref1,
title="The history of toture jurisprudence in the inter-American regional human rights system: 1948-2005",
journal="East African journal of peace and human rights",
year="2007",
author="Ddamulira, J. M.",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="156-165",
abstract="The right to freedom from torture, though it is one of the few non-derogablerights, continue to be violated in different parts of the world. This hasnecessitated various measures to be put in place to ensure that this right isprotected and promoted. Measures have been put in place, not only at theinternational level, but also in the three regional human rights systems: theInter-America, the European and the African. This article looks at the historyof the measures that have been put in place to protect the right to freedomfrom torture in the Inter-American System of human rights for the last 57years, that is, from 1948-2005. The author critically examines the relevantinstruments and how they have been interpreted or implemented by therelevant enforcement bodies. The author in particular looks at: the AmericanDeclaration on the Rights and Duties of Man; the American Convention onHuman Rights; and the Inter-American Commission and the Court; the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture and recommends that theAfrican human rights system should emulate the developments in the Inter-American system on human rights in the field of promoting and protecting theright to freedom from torture.    East African Journal of Peace and Human rights   Vol. 13 (1) 2007: pp. 156-165<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1021-8858",
doi="10.4314/eajphr.v13i1.39347",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/eajphr.v13i1.39347"
}