O Brasil e a corte interamericana de direitos humanos: as sentenças condenatórias e sua repercussão interna

Abstract

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an international body of great value to reassert the importance in prioritizing the domestic law of those states which are subject to its jurisdiction to achieve the various human rights treaties by them ratified. Its jurisprudence has the power to globally expose violations of human rights perpetrated by national states, and imputes sanctions that unequivocally resonate in the international community. This study aims to briefly point out the cases in which Brazil was sued in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and analyze whether the Brazilian state effectively sought due perform its obligations as defeated party face to victims of violations of rights recognized by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.