ABSTRACT
This contribution is a comparative analysis of three attempts to strengthen the supranational protection of human rights in an increasingly transnational world. It focuses on the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The recent decision by the Inter-American Court on the forced disappearance of individuals by state or para-state forces illustrates the important role of cross-pollenisation from the European Court and the United Nations. It further demonstrates how judges on supranational courts attempt to make law in the face of uncertain government compliance.
