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This is how international human rights law was born. Among its defining features are the emergence of the individual as a direct actor in international law and the fact that it is a law in constant evolution, whose main source are treaties and other international instruments that have been gradually created. In addition to the Universal Human Rights System, there are also regional systems, such as the Inter-American, European and African systems.

Along with the recognition of human rights through treaties and other instruments, international human rights mechanisms have also been created. These mechanisms have the fundamental role of ensuring compliance by States with the international obligations they have assumed, including through the individual petition system, where the international responsibility of States for non-compliance with such obligations can be determined.