Aportes del Sistema Interamercano en la configuración de un modelo de gobernanza global.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the transformative role of Article 2 of the American Convention on Human Rights in shaping a regional governance model in Latin America. Through a qualitative approach, based on a theoretical review of global constitutionalism and a jurisprudential analysis of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, it demonstrates that this provision has been interpreted as a binding mandate requiring State parties to reform their domestic legal frameworks to ensure a core set of rights enshrined in the American Convention. Common patterns are identified in the Court’s rulings that order structural reforms in areas such as freedom of expression, political rights, personal integrity, and the protection of vulnerable populations. These rights, grounded in universal principles and the global public interest, constitute a shared normative heritage that is not subject to state discretion. In this context, the Inter-American System functions as a mechanism of legal integration and regional governance, consolidating a shared legal order across the hemisphere.