"Thee inter- American system of human rights (IASHR) is one of the three regional human rights systems, together with the European and the African systems. This contribution aims to offer a general overview of its structure and functions in order to understand the tools that have been used by the system to contribute toward its transformative role in the region. The IASHR has both a legal and an institutional dimension, in addition to a systemic one, and the sections of this contribution respect this tripartite division."
Sabrina Ragone, 'The Inter-American System of Human Rights: Essential Features', in Transformative Constitutionalism in Latin America: The Emergence of a New Ius Commune. Ed. Armin Von Bogdandy, et al. Oxford University Press (2017). Oup Uncorrected Proof-revises, Wed May 24, 2017.