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Sumario:The starting point of this article is that international bodies created by international human rights treaties may recognize the expansion of international human rights law through their interpretations of conventional provisions when applied to specific circumstances. By taking this into account, the paper presents an analysis of the general guidelines adopted by the National Supreme Court of Justice, which are relevant to understand the value conferred to the recommendations issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Through the examination of five emblematic cases after the 1994 constitutional reform (Giroldi, Bramajo, Estévez, Acosta and Carranza Latrubesse) it is possible to perceive the variations in the interpretation of the supreme tribunal, as well as the need to strengthen a position which is focused on the protection of human beings.