Comparative scheme of the similarities and differences between the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the American Convention on Human Rights

Authors

  • Paulino Varas Alfonso Universidad de Chile

Abstract

Professor Varas addresses two essential characteristics of the very notion of human rights: universality and indivisibility, within the framework of two international treaties ratified by Chile: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the American Convention on Human Rights.

Keywords:

Universality, Indivisibility, Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos