Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Inter-American Human Rights System: A Manual on Presenting Claims

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Summary: This manual is a practical, hands-on
guide to the procedures and
substantive case law of the inter-
American human rights system.

The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at
the Yale Law School and the Center for Economic and Social
Rights (Quito) are pleased to announce the publication of the first
comprehensive guide to bringing economic, social and cultural
rights (ESCR) claims in the inter-American human rights system.
Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Inter-
American Human Rights System: A Manual on Presenting Claims is
a practical, hands-on guide to the procedures and substantive
case law of the inter-American human rights system.

The Manual is designed to be an essential resource for a wide
range of human rights advocates. It is intended for the legal
practitioner who has extensive experience working in the inter-
American system and for the practitioner or social justice
advocate who has little or no experience. The Manual describes
the inter-American treaty system, examines the jurisprudence of
the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, walks
through the steps for bringing a claim before these bodies,
describes how a petition should be written and what it should
include, and provides substantive legal arguments for asserting
ESCR claims (it lays out in detail arguments based on the "indirect
approach," the "integration approach," the "Article 26 approach,"
and the "complex violations approach").

Perhaps most importantly, the Manual serves as an essential
guide to the jurisprudence of the inter-American human rights
bodies. It contains full citations to all reported cases and
incorporates the relevant case law into the suggested ESCR
arguments, which practitioners may borrow and easily
incorporate into individual petitions.

To order copies in English (currently available) and/or Spanish,
contact:

Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for Int'l. Human Rights
Yale Law School
P.O. Box 208215 New Haven, CT 06520-8215USA
Tel: (203) 432-7480; Email: [email protected]

Centro de Derechos Económicos y Sociales (CDES)
Lizardo García 512 y Diego de Almagro, 6o Piso
P.O. Box 17-07-8808 Quito, Ecuador
Tel: (593-2) 252-9125 / 256-0449; Email: [email protected]

Owner: Tara Melish

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