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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.