For 16 years, Costa Rica was the only country in the world that banned IVF, after it had been successfully conducted from 1995 to 2000. It also has been the only country that banned IVF based on the argument that it protects ...

Based on the terminology used for the construction of the right to one's own image, the author critiques the current state of affairs by proposing the foundations for a new understanding of creating portraits in Chilean ...

El siguiente texto explica en pocas líneas la función de la Sala Constitucional en materia de derechos humanos, centrando su análisis en la protección del derecho a la libertad y no solo su afectación en cuanto a la ...

The novel A Hora da Estrela, by Clarke Lispector, narrates the life of Macabea, whose rights are violated daily. The narrative leads us to think about the importance of dignity and the application of Human Rights. This ...

El presente artículo, desarrolla cuatro conceptos distintos (personalidad jurídica, libertad, autenticidad y libre desarrollo de la personalidad), desde varias perspectivas, aludiendo a sus componentes, así como a las ...

This study addresses the ageing of the Caribbean population and the situation with respect to the human rights of older persons. It considers the implications for public policy of these ‘twin imperatives for action’. The ...

Abstract The present document consists of an overview and discussion of the highlights of the Hemispheric Conference on International Migration: Human Rights and the Trafficking in Persons in the Americas, which was ...