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I/A Court HR. Case of the Julien Grisonas Family v. Argentina. Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations, and Costs. Judgment of September 23, 2021. Judgment adopted in San Jose, Costa Rica, in a virtual session. Elizabeth Odio Benito President L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire Eduardo Vio Grossi Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Registrar So ordered, Elizabeth Odio Benito President Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Registrar 82

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I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND CAUSE OF ACTION5
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT6
III JURISDICTION8
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS8
A. Preliminary objection of lack of jurisdiction ratione temporis8
A.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission8
A.2. Considerations of the Court9
A. Preliminary objection of lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae11
B.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission11
B.2. Considerations of the Court11
C. Preliminary objection of failure to exhaust domestic remedies as regards harm involved in the alleged violation of Articles 8 and 25 of the Convention, in connection with the breach of the duties to provide reparations for human rights violations and adapt domestic law11
C.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission11
C.2. Considerations of the Court12
D. Preliminary objection for violation of the right to defense and international due process to the detriment of the Argentine State13
D.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission13
D.2. Considerations of the Court13
V EVIDENCE14
A. Admissibility of the documentary evidence14
B. Admissibility of expert statements and evidence17
VI FACTS18
A. Context18
A.1. The dictatorship in Argentina during the period 1976-198318
A.2. The plan for systematic repression during the dictatorship19
A.3. Coordinated repression in the context of “Operation Condor”19
A.5. Report of the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (CONADEP) and other actions aimed at establishing and providing reparations for what happened during the military government21
B. Relevant legal framework23
C. Facts committed to the detriment of the Julien-Grisonas family25
C.1. The Julien-Grisonas family25
C.2. The operation of September 26,26
C.3. Detention in “Automotores Orletti” and subsequent transfer of Anatole and Victoria to Uruguay and Chile27
C.4. The search for and discovery of Anatole and Victoria by their biological grandmother27
D. Judicial and administrative processes carried out28
VII MERITS33
VII.1 RIGHTS TO RECOGNITION OF JURIDICAL PERSONALITY, TO PERSONAL LIBERTY,TO HUMANE TREATMENT, AND TO LIFE, READ IN CONJUNCTION WITHTHE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS35
A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties35
B. Considerations of the Court35
vii.2 RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS, ADOPT PROVISIONS OF DOMESTIC LAW, AND INVESTIGATE SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS41
A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission41
A.1. Regarding the alleged situation of impunity produced while Laws No. 23,492 and 23,521 were in force41
A.2. Regarding the investigations aimed at clarifying what happened and punishing those responsible and guaranteeing a reasonable time42
A.3. Regarding the “delayed” codification of the criminal offense of forced disappearance of persons in the Argentine legal system43
A.4. On the search for the whereabouts of Victoria Lucía Grisonas Andrijauskaite and Mario Roger Julien Cáceres43
B. Considerations of the Court44
B.1. Compliance with the duty to investigate and punish the forced disappearance of persons within a reasonable time44
B.2. Codification of forced disappearance of persons as a criminal offense in the Argentine legal system and failure to apply it to the specific case52
B.3. The search for the whereabouts of Victoria Lucía Grisonas55
B.4. General conclusion59
VII.3 RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION AS REGARDS REPARATIONS FOR GRAVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS AND ADOPT PROVISIONS OF DOMESTIC LAW59
A. Non-applicability of the statute of limitations on actions to obtain redress for serious human rights violations60
A.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission60
A.2. Considerations of the Court60
B. Administrative mechanisms for providing reparations for serious human rights violations62
VII.4 RIGHT TO HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANATOLE ALEJANDROAND CLAUDIA VICTORIA LARRABEITI YÁÑEZ, IN CONJUNCTION WITHTHE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS65
A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties65
B. Considerations of the Court65
VIII REPARATIONS66
A. Injured party66
B. Obligation to investigate67
B.1. Obligation to investigate the facts and identify, prosecute and punish, as appropriate, those responsible for the facts committed67
B.2. Determination of the whereabouts and, where appropriate, search for the remains of Victoria Lucía Grisonas Andrijauskaite and Mario Roger Julien Cáceres68
C. Measures of rehabilitation68
D. Measures of satisfaction69
D.1. Public act in acknowledgement of international responsibility69
D.3. Audiovisual documentary for the preservation of memory and dissemination of the truth70
E. Guarantees of non-repetition71
F. Other measures requested73
G. Pecuniary compensation74
G.1. Pecuniary damages74
G.2. Non-pecuniary damages76
H. Costs and expenses77
I. Reimbursement of expenses to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund78
J. Method of compliance with the payments ordered78
IX OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS79
THE COURT DECIDES,79
AND DECLARES,79
AND ORDERS:80
CONCURRING OPINION JUDGE PAZMIÑO FREIRE83

Julien Grisonas. Judgment. September 23, 2021

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Date: Sep 23, 2021

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

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