INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF COC MAX ET AL. (XAMÁN MASSACRE) V. GUATEMALA
JUDGMENT OF AUGUST 22, 2018
(Merits, Reparations and Costs)
In the case of Coc Max et al. (Xamán Massacre) v. Guatemala,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter also “the Inter-American Court’ or
“the Court”), composed of the following Judges*:
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto
Elizabeth Odio Benito
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni and
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar, and
Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Registrar,
pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights
(hereinafter also “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32,
65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”)
delivers this judgment, structured as follows:
Judge Eduardo Vio Grossi, Vice President of the Court, did not take part in the deliberation and signing of
this judgment for reasons of force majeure, accepted by the Judges of the Court.
*