4.1 ACHR, ICCPR 6.1
Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions UN Doc E/ST/CSDHA/.12 (1991)
Principles on the Effective prevention and investigation of extra-legal, arbitrary or summary executions. Economic and Social Council-resolution 1989/65, May 24, 1989
United Nations Protocol for a Legal Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions or Minnesota Protocol
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. UN
Working Group on Death Penalty and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings in Africa
Rapporteurship on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty. HR Commission
INTER-AMERICAN COURT
Case of Godínez Cruz v. Honduras. Merits, 20 January 1989. Series C No. 5163
Case of Neira Alegria et al v. Peru. Merits, 19 January 1995. Series C No. 20. Par. 74
Case of Hilaire, Constantine and Benjamin et al v. Trinidad and Tobago. Merits. June 21, 2002.Series C No. 94. Par. 106,108, 198
Case of Bulacio v. Argentina. Merits, R and C. September 18, 2003. Series C No. 100. Par. 139, 148
Case of Baldeón Garcia v. Peru. Merits, R and C. April 6, 2006. Series C No. 147. Par. 84, 87
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C. July 5, 2006. Series C No. 150. Par. 65
Case of Zambrano Vélez et al v. Ecuador. Merits, R and C. July 4, 2007. Series C No. 166. Par. 80
Case of Boyce et al v. Barbados. PO, Merits, R and C. November 20, 2007. Series C No. 169. Par. 57-60, 61
Laws of Amnesty Incompatible with the ACHR
Case of Barrios Altos v. Peru. Merits. March 14, 2001. Series C No. 75. Par. 41
Presumption
Case of Juan Humberto Sánchez v. Honduras. PO, Merits, R and C. June 7, 2003. C Series No. 99. Par.108
RELATED TOPICS:
Right to Presumption of innocence (due process)
Right to Life
Duty to Investigate Human Rights Violations
Enforced disappearance of persons
War Crimes
Crimes against humanity
Gross Human Rights Violations