11 1. To hear the arguments of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and of the State of the Republic of Argentina regarding reparations in the instant case, as well as statements of the following witness [Graciela Rosa Scavone] and the following expert witnesses [Sofía Tiscornia and Graciela Marisa Guilis] offered by the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights[.] […] 2. To admit the expert opinions in writing of the expert witness offered by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Emilio García Méndez, regarding legislation and domestic practices pertaining to minors and international standards applicable with respect to this matter, and of the expert witness to be designated by the State of the Republic of Argentina. 3. To order the State of the Republic of Argentina to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, no later than march 13, 2003, the name of the expert witness mentioned in the previous operative paragraph. 4. To order that the expert opinions of the previous operative paragraph, rendered as written opinions, be certified by a notary public regarding contents as well as their signature. 5. To order the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the State of the Republic of Argentina, respectively, to take such steps as may be required to provide the written expert opinions that they offered. 6. To order the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the State of the Republic of Argentina to submit the expert opinions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights no later than April 15, 2003. 7. To ask the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to forward the expert opinions, once received in writing, to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights or to the State of the Republic of Argentina, as appropriate, for them to submit whatever observations they deem pertinent within a non-extendable 30-day term from the date they receive notice. At the start of the second hearing, the President informed the parties of the aforementioned Order and that the Court would continue with the reparations stage. 28. On March 14 of this same year the State submitted the curriculum vitae of expert witness Máximo Emiliano Sozzo, offered during the first public hearing (supra 26 and 27). Likewise, the Commission and the State submitted expert opinions on April 15, 2003, which were forwarded to the other party on April 21 and 22, respectively. The parties sent their observations thirty days later. 29. In light of the decision of the President of the Court (supra 22), the Secretariat, under instructions by the President, informed the parties on March 7, 2003 that the term for submitting final written arguments would conclude 30 days after they received the transcript of the public hearing. The latter was sent to the parties on May 30, 2003 and the final written arguments were sent by the Commission, the representatives of the next of kin of the alleged victim and the State on July 4 of the same year. 30. On July 9, 2003 the Secretariat, under instructions by the Court and pursuant to Article 44 of the Rules of Procedure, asked the representatives of the next of kin of the alleged victim and the State to send certain documents as evidence requested by the Court to facilitate adjudication of the case (infra 54 and 55). On July 16, 2003 the representatives of the next of kin of the alleged victim sent the evidence requested by the Court. On August 12, 2003 the State sent the documentation requested.

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