The INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (IACHR), based in San José, Costa Rica, has jurisdiction over State Parties of the:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José) was adopted on 22 November 1969 and entered into force on 18 July 1978.
2. Establishes: (i) Inter-American COMMISSION on Human Rights (IACHR, Washington DC); (ii) Inter-American COURT of Human Rights (San José, Costa Rica).
3. The Convention provides for civil and political rights and basic economic, social and cultural rights.
4. The system applies to OAS Member States; 23 States have ratified the Convention.
5. The Court has produced significant jurisprudence on forced disappearances (Velásquez Rodríguez 1988), torture, indigenous rights, etc.
6. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — American Convention on Human Rights 1969 (Pact of San José)_
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