The victims’ participation in the Inter-American Human Rights System: the grounds and the meaning of the right to participate

This paper analyzes the development of the victim’s right to participate in cases of human right violations, as defined in the Inter-American System, concerning two different spheres: a) the participation in the domestic trials against the alleged perpetrators of the violations, and b) the participation in the Inter-American cases of human rights violations. The purpose is to provide greater clarity about the configuration, the grounds and the meaning of this right, offering a critical approach of the risks involved and of the institutional reforms required to its effective implementation.

Keywords:
Victims; human right violatios; right to participate