TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE........................................... 3
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT ................................................................................... 4
III JURISDICTION ................................................................................................................. 5
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTION ................................................................................................ 5
A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ......................................................................5
B. Considerations of the Court ....................................................................................................5
V EVIDENCE .......................................................................................................................... 6
A. Admissibility of the documentary evidence ...............................................................................6
B. Admissibility of the testimonial and expert evidence ..................................................................7
VI FACTS ............................................................................................................................... 7
A. Disappearance of Mr. Gómez Virula .........................................................................................8
B. Report of the disappearance and initial measures ......................................................................9
C. Discovery of Mr. Gómez Virula’s body and subsequent investigations......................................... 10
VII MERITS ......................................................................................................................... 14
VII-1 ALLEGED FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE OBLIGATION TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS OF
THE RIGHTS TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, PERSONAL INTEGRITY, LIFE AND FREEDOM OF
ASSOCIATION ..................................................................................................................... 15
A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .................................................................... 15
B. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................. 16
VII-2 RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION .............................. 17
A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .................................................................... 17
B. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................. 18
B.1. Due diligence in the investigation ....................................................................................... 19
B.2 Reasonable time in the investigation ................................................................................... 23
B.3 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... 24
VII-3 ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FAMILY’S RIGHT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY ................. 24
A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission .................................................................... 24
B. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................. 25
VIII REPARATIONS ............................................................................................................. 25
A. Injured party ...................................................................................................................... 26
B. Obligation to investigate ...................................................................................................... 26
C. Measures of satisfaction ....................................................................................................... 26
D. Other measures requested ................................................................................................... 27
E. Compensation .................................................................................................................... 27
E.1 Pecuniary damage ............................................................................................................ 27
E.2 Non-pecuniary damage ....................................................................................................... 28
F. Costs and expenses............................................................................................................. 28
G. Method of complying with the payments ordered .................................................................... 29
IX OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS............................................................................................... 30
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