Part II Means of Protection, Ch.VII Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, s.1 Organization, Article 39

Abstract

This chapter assesses Article 39 of the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR). Article 39 of the ACHR deals with the Statute of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and its Rules of Procedure. This rather succinct article confirms the power of the Commission to establish and adopt its own Rules of Procedure, and to prepare its Statute, which must be approved by the General Assembly. These two normative instruments are absolutely crucial to enable the Commission to carry out its functions. Many of the standards contained in them reiterate articles of the American Convention, while significantly developing them and adding others that are indispensable for the proper functioning of this body.