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I/A Court HR. Case of Herzog et al. v. Brazil. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of March 15, 2018. Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot President Eduardo Vio Grossi Humberto A. Sierra Porto Elizabeth Odio Benito Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary So ordered, Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot President Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 104

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I. INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE3
II. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT4
III. JURISDICTION6
A. Preliminary objections regarding the Court’s alleged lack of jurisdiction ratione temporis7
B. Lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae in relation to supposed violations of Articles 1, 6 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture9
C. Failure to exhaust domestic remedies to obtain reparations11
D. Failure to comply with the time limit for lodging a petition before the Commission13
E. Lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae to review domestic decisions on possible violations of Articles 8 and of the American Convention (fourth instance objection)17
F. Alleged failure to abide by the Convention owing to the Inter-American Commission’s publication of the Merits Report19
G. Lack of jurisdiction of the Court to examine facts introduced by the representatives20
V. EVIDENCE21
A. Documentary, testimonial and expert evidence21
B. Admission of the evidence22
C. Assessment of the evidence22
VI PROVEN FACTS23
A. Historical context23
B. Vladimir Herzog24
C. Operation Radar25
D. The events of October 25, 197526
E. Military police investigation (IPM No. 1173-75)27
F. Declaratory action No. 136-7628
G. The Amnesty Law29
H. Police investigation No. 487/92 (São Paulo state jurisdiction)30
I. Acknowledgement of responsibility under Law No. 9,140/199531
J. Actions of the Federal Public Prosecution Service (Proceeding No. 2008.61.81.013434-2)33
K. Civil action filed by the Federal Public Prosecution Service in 200835
L. Actions of the National Truth Commission (CNV)35
VII MERITS36
VII-1 RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION37
A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission37
B. Considerations of the Court43
VII-2 RIGHT TO KNOW THE TRUTH83
A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission83
B. Considerations of the Court85
VII-3 RIGHT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY89
A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission89
B. Considerations of the Court90
VIII REPARATIONS(Application of Article 63(1) of the 92
A. Injured party92
B. Obligation to investigate93
C. Measures of non-repetition95
D. Measures of satisfaction95
E. Other measures of reparation requested by the representatives97
F. Compensation97
G. Costs and expenses99
H. Reimbursement of expenditures to the Legal Assistance Fund100
I. Method of complying with the payments ordered101
IX. OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS101

Herzog y otros.Judgment. March 15, 2018

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Preliminary Objections
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Date: Mar 15, 2018

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Number: C 353

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Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot
Eduardo Vio Grossi
Elizabeth Odio Benito
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto
Leoncio Patricio Pazmiño Freire

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