EUI The Effectiveness of Non-Pecuniary Remedy Orders. A comparative study of the European and Inter-American Human Rights Systems

Min forskning fokuserer på studiet av de regionale menneskerettighetsdomstolenes beslutninger. Jeg analyserer spesielt vedtak der erstatninger som ikke innebærer økonomisk kompensasjon er beordret. Vi kaller denne type tiltak "ikke-økonomiske rettsmidler". Mens bruken av ikke-økonomiske rettsmidler er svært godt utviklet i den interamerikanske menneskerettighetsdomstolen, har den europeiske menneskerettighetsdomstolen kun i de siste ti årene begynt å beordre denne type virkemidler. Jeg sammenligner retningslinjene disse domstolene bruker for å velge virkemidlene de beordrer, samt deres forhold til normer av generell offentlig rett.

How effective are non-pecuniary remedies ordered by regional human rights courts? Whereas the ECtHR reform process stresses the importance of effective remedy measures to tackle its backlog, the IACtHR – praised for its particular approach to innovative r emedies- faces a compliance crisis. Research shows that mostly pecuniary remedies are implemented at domestic levels, while non-pecuniary remedies are ignored by states. This thesis examines how effectively non-pecuniary remedy orders are complied with. F irstly, the study will review theories and the regional courts' practice involving remedy compliance. Secondly, it will feature a comparative analysis of the practice of three states subject to each regional court. This study will build on effectiveness t heories and will help to understand the regional courts' goals and effects. The comparative approach will contribute to examine whether dialogue across regions exists. The Effectiveness of Non-pecuniary Remedies.pdf