¿Manos limpias y corazón puro?: La aplicación de la doctrina de manos limpias por parte de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

This paper provides an analysis of the practice of the Inter American Human Rights Court (“IACrtHR”) with regards to the “clean hands” doctrine and its legitimacy. The paper argues that a “clean hands” approach to compensation for moral damages in human rights cases is inadmissible. Its use is even...

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Main Author: Constantino, Renato
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2022
Subjects:
clean hands doctrine
transitional justice
reparations
Inter American Court of Human Rights
Human rights violations
moral damages
doctrina de manos limpias
justiciar transicional
reparaciones
Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
violaciones de derechos humanos
daños morales
doutrina das mãos limpas
justiça transicional
reparações
Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos
violações dos direitos humanos
danos morais
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8409261
Source:Estudios de derecho, ISSN 0120-1867, Vol. 79, Nº. 173, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Políticas Públicas), pags. 13-36
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¿Manos limpias y corazón puro?: La aplicación de la doctrina de manos limpias por parte de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Summary: This paper provides an analysis of the practice of the Inter American Human Rights Court (“IACrtHR”) with regards to the “clean hands” doctrine and its legitimacy. The paper argues that a “clean hands” approach to compensation for moral damages in human rights cases is inadmissible. Its use is even more questionable given that IACrtHR has not provided an explanation for its decisions to withhold reparations for moral damages only from some wrongdoers. The paper will review cases where the IACrtHR has and has not awarded monetary compensation for moral damages to highlight its inconsistent jurisprudence, and the lack of clear decisive criteria. I will conclude that the IACrtHR has applied the “clean hands” doctrine without explicitly stating so, and that this is not compatible with international human rights law.

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