Abstract

BUSTAMANTE ARANGO, Diana Marcela  and  VASQUEZ HENAO, Paola Andrea. The Convention of Belém do Pará a report of its application in the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court, 16 years after its entry into force. Civilizar [online]. 2011, vol.11, n.20, pp. 15-36. ISSN 1657-8953.

This article is presented as a result of an investigation that had the object to know the cases which the Inter-American Court of human Rights applied "The Inter-American Convention on the prevention, punishment and eradication of violence against women "Convention of Belém" in its contentious function, when in the cases found factual situations violence against women.

Keywords : women's Human rights; violence against women; Inter-American jurisprudence; Inter-American Court; Belem do Para Convention.