D.1.1. The investigation into the whereabouts of Mario Roger Julien Cáceres and Victoria Lucía Grisonas Andrijauskaite 31 D.2. Lawsuit for damages filed against the State for the acts committed to the detriment of the Julien Grisonas family, case No. 14,846/96 32 D.3. Reparations sought before administrative forums 33 VII MERITS 33 VII.1 RIGHTS TO RECOGNITION OF JURIDICAL PERSONALITY, TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, TO HUMANE TREATMENT, AND TO LIFE, READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS 35 A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties 35 B. Considerations of the Court 35 B.1. Forced disappearances of Victoria Lucía Grisonas Andrijauskaite and Mario Roger Julien Cáceres 37 B.2. Conclusion 41 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 VIOLATIONS 41 A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission 41 A.1. Regarding the alleged situation of impunity produced while Laws No. 23,492 and 23,521 were in force 41 A.2. Regarding the investigations aimed at clarifying what happened and punishing those responsible and guaranteeing a reasonable time 42 A.3. Regarding the “delayed” codification of the criminal offense of forced disappearance of persons in the Argentine legal system 43 A.4. On the search for the whereabouts of Victoria Lucía Grisonas Andrijauskaite and Mario Roger Julien Cáceres 43 B. Considerations of the Court 44 B.1. Compliance with the duty to investigate and punish the forced disappearance of persons within a reasonable time 44 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 case 52 B.3. The search for the whereabouts of Victoria Lucía Grisonas Andrijauskaite and Mario Roger Julien Cáceres and their relatives’ right to know the truth 55 B.4. General conclusion 59 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 LAW 59 A. Non-applicability of the statute of limitations on actions to obtain redress for serious human rights violations 60 A.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission 60 A.2. Considerations of the Court 60 A.2.1. Conclusion 62 B. Administrative mechanisms for providing reparations for serious human rights violations 62 3