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Fontevecchia and D’Amico v. Argentina

Inter-American Court of Human Rights.  29 November 2011 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Right to freedom of thought and expression — Right to privacy — Balancing of fundamental rights — Whether unreasonable or arbitrary interference with right to private life — Obligation to adopt measures to give domestic legal effect to right to freedom of thought and expression — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969 — Whether Argentina violating petitioners’ right to freedom of expression under Article 13 of Convention — Whether Argentina failing to comply with obligation to give domestic legal effect under Article 2 of Convention to right to freedom of expression — Whether Argentina violating Articles 2 and 13 of American Convention on Human Rights, 1969

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969 — Article 13 of Convention guaranteeing right to freedom of expression — Obligation under Article 2 of Convention to give domestic legal effect to right to freedom of expression — Whether Argentina violating Articles 2 and 13 of American Convention on Human Rights, 1969

Damages — Reparations — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969, Article 63(1) — Whether restitutio in integrum possible — Measures to ensure respect for any violated rights — Redressing of consequences — Whether Court judgment constituting form of compensation — Whether Argentina to set aside civil sentence — Publications — Monitoring of compliance with judgment

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 2020

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