Apuntes jurisprudenciales: La sentencia del caso Cuscul Piraval y otros Vs. Guatemala, emitida por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

The judgement of Case of Cuscul Piraval and Others V. Guatemala of August 23, 2018, issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights represents the first specific condemnation of the principle of progressivity.  However, this substantial advance in the justiciability of economic, social a...

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Author: Díaz Pérez, Alejandro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13455
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/derechoshumanos/article/view/13455
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Inter-American Court of Human Rights; judgment; jurisprudence; obligation of progressivity
Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos; sentencia; jurisprudencia; obligación de progresividad
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Summary:The judgement of Case of Cuscul Piraval and Others V. Guatemala of August 23, 2018, issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights represents the first specific condemnation of the principle of progressivity.  However, this substantial advance in the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights is accompanied by enormous challenges yet to be overcome by the Inter-American system.  The present article reflects on these challenges by analyzing this important resolution.