Expanding the Protection of Children’s Rights towards a Dignified Life: The Emerging Jurisprudential Developments in the Americas

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) has developed in recent years an innovative jurisprudence that integrated the entity and extension States’ obligations regarding children’s rights—as established Article 19 ACHR—through evolutive, dynamic, effective interpretation American Convention on (ACHR). In fact, by acknowledging existence international corpus juris for protection rights, examined this provision light instruments enshrined within juris, such as UN Child. This process normative integration was not only limited to application adopted outside system, but also includes internal references interconnected rights recognised Convention. Consequently, analysing scope ACHR 4 (right life) children, further expanded towards right a dignified life. While focusing landmark IACrtHR, paper seeks unveil hermeneutical paths undertaken regional tribunal connection with systemic ACHR. particular, it focuses emerging jurisprudential development positive upon States Members existence.