| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Table of cases | |
| Table of Articles of the American Convention on Human Rights | |
| Table of 2001 Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights | |
| Table of 2001 Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights | |
| Table of other legal instruments and documents | |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Pt. I | The advisory jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court | 27 |
| 2 | Advisory practice and procedure: contributing to the evolution of international human rights law | 29 |
| Pt. II | The contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | 81 |
| 3 | Preliminary objections: legitimate issues and illegitimate tactics | 83 |
| 4 | Proceedings on the merits: fact-finding and attribution of State responsibility | 181 |
| 5 | Victim reparations | 230 |
| Pt. III | Provisional measures | 291 |
| 6 | Provisional measures | 293 |
| 7 | Conclusion: the effectiveness of the Inter-American Court | 326 |
| App. 1 | American Convention on Human Rights | 351 |
| App. 2 | Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | 382 |
| App. 3 | Statute of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | 409 |
| App. 4 | Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights | 420 |
| App. 5 | Form for presenting petitions on human rights violations | 452 |
| Bibliography | 458 |
| Index | 470 |