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Chile and the Inter-American Human Rights System
Karinna Fernández and edited by Cristian Peña and Sebastián Smart
This book reflects on the relationship between Chile and the Inter-American Human Rights System, focusing on an interdisciplinary and detailed examination of the consequences of recent cases decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights against the Chilean state. These cases illustrate central challenges in the areas of LGBTI+ rights, as well as shedding light on torture and indigenous rights in Chile and the Americas as a whole