Introduction = 1
I. Contemporary International law = 3
II. A Concise review of institutions and concepts related to the protection of the individual and his responsibilities = 15
III. The individual as subject of International duties = 40
IV. International procedural capacity of the individual = 45
V. The position of the individual in the European communities = 7
VI. The individual and the inter-American system = 50
VII. The individual and the American system = 52
VIII.The individual as a subject in contemporary International law = 53
IX. General conclusions = 56
X. Recommendations = 59
ANNEXES = 61
I. Contemporary International law = 3
II. A Concise review of institutions and concepts related to the protection of the individual and his responsibilities = 15
III. The individual as subject of International duties = 40
IV. International procedural capacity of the individual = 45
V. The position of the individual in the European communities = 7
VI. The individual and the inter-American system = 50
VII. The individual and the American system = 52
VIII.The individual as a subject in contemporary International law = 53
IX. General conclusions = 56
X. Recommendations = 59
ANNEXES = 61