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AG/RES. 1895 (XXXII-O/02)

STUDY ON THE ACCESS OF PERSONS TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

(Adopted at the fourth plenary session held on June 4, 2002) 

            THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 

HAVING SEEN: 

            The report “Basis for a Draft Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Strengthen its Mechanism for Protection - Volume II,” submitted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in May 2002; 

            The Declaration and the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas, held in Quebec City, Canada, in April 2001; 

            The proposal by the Government of Costa Rica entitled “Draft Optional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights” (AG/CP/doc.629/01); and 

            The revised Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the access of persons to the inter-American human rights system; 

            CONSIDERING that the Heads of State and Government, in the Plan of Action of the Third Summit of the Americas, agreed to continue promoting concrete measures for strengthening and improving the inter-American human rights system, especially the functioning of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, recommending, among other things, that the access of persons to the inter-American system for the protection of human rights be facilitated; 

            BEARING IN MIND that an intrinsic characteristic of international human rights law is that the person is the subject of international law; and 

            CONSIDERING that the dialogue on the strengthening of the inter-American human rights system made considerable progress in identifying areas that require further study, for the purpose of developing a solid and effective human rights system, the ultimate objective of which is to protect persons and safeguard their fundamental rights,

RESOLVES: 

            1.         To instruct the Permanent Council to continue the consideration of the issue of the access of victims to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ius standi) and its application in practice, taking into account the report of the Court, the proposal presented by the Government of Costa Rica, as well as the revised Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 

            2.         To request the Permanent Council to invite the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and civil society to participate in the consideration of this topic during the second half of 2002, with a view to submitting a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third regular session. 

            3.         To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-third regular session on the implementation of this resolution.

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