Abstract

Both the European and the Inter-American human rights systems are in the process of adapting themselves to the emerging and pressing needs in their respective regions. The high-level conferences on the future of the European Court of Human Rights and the newly-established Forum of the Inter-American Human Rights System are two analogous institutional reform processes. This policy note compares these initiatives. We argue that these parallel processes may have been provoked by similar concerns, yet they have generated different outcomes. The Inter-American system has taken advantage of the Forum to increase its functions and outreach. The high-level conferences, on the other hand, have provided an opportunity for member states to call on the European Court to circumscribe the extent of its functions. Finally, we believe that although these initiatives both envisage strategies tailored for their respective systems, mutual learning between the systems could yield more effective solutions.

中文翻译：

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进行改造以保持相关性：欧洲和美洲人权体系如何适应挑战？

摘要

欧洲和美洲人权体系都在努力适应各自区域的新出现和紧迫的需求。关于欧洲人权法院的未来的高级别会议和新成立的美洲人权系统论坛是两个类似的机构改革过程。本政策说明对这些举措进行了比较。我们认为，这些并行过程可能是由类似的关注引起的，但它们产生了不同的结果。美洲体系利用论坛来增加其职能和扩大宣传范围。另一方面，高级别会议为成员国提供了一个机会，要求欧洲法院限制其职能范围。最后，