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Enforceability of the Right to Reply or Correction (Articles 14(1), 1(1) and 2 of the American Convention on Human Rights)

Inter-American Court of Human Rights.  29 August 1986 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Expression, freedom of — Right of person injured by inaccurate or false statements communicated to the public to reply or publish a correction — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969, Article 14(1) — Relationship to Articles 1 and 2 — Whether States required to legislate to guarantee right

Treaties — Interpretation — Ordinary meaning of words — Context — Object and purpose of treaty — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969, Article 2

International tribunals — Competence — Procedure — Inter-American Court of Human Rights — Advisory jurisdiction — Scope — Request for opinion regarding application of Convention in national law inadmissible — Majority decision that request as a whole admissible — Whether minority judges required to vote on merits

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1989

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