Beyond Shaming: Compliance with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (VIRTUAL)

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This study analyzes all supervision hearings conducted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The analysis shows that even private hearings can promote compliance. Shaming is not the only instrument to induce state compliance; dialogue can be effective when courts engage the right stakeholders.

Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow

Angie Katherine García Atehortúa
Notre Dame Law School LLM Candidate

Co-sponsored by the Notre Dame Reparations Design and Compliance Lab.