Abstract
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