was neither contested nor opposed, and whose authenticity was not questioned. 14
26. On March 21, 2023, the State was asked to send documentation useful for arriving at a
decision. In a communication dated March 29, 2023, the State sent the requested
information(supra para. 10). This Court admits the documentation submitted, in keeping with
Article 58 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court.
27. The Court also received a document annexed to the final written arguments submitted
by the State 15 (supra para. 11). On May 8, 2023, the representatives submitted their
observations on this document. They indicated that the evidence submitted was time-barred
and therefore asked that it be declared inadmissible. In effect, the Court finds that the
document annexed to the final written arguments of the State was not submitted in due time
and that none of the exceptions set forth in the rules of procedure for the untimely admission
of evidence apply. It is therefore declared inadmissible.
B. Admissibility of the testimonial and expert evidence
28. This Court finds it pertinent to admit the statements of the alleged victim, Héctor Hugo
Boleso, and witnesses Salvador Leguiza, Víctor Adolfo Bordagorry, and César Correa
D'Alessandro, rendered by affidavit, 16 as they are in keeping with the purpose defined by the
President in the order requiring them and with the purpose of this case. 17
VI
FACTS
29. In this chapter, the Court will establish the facts that will be considered proven based
on the factual framework presented by the Commission, the complementary facts related by
the representatives and the State, and the evidence that has been admitted.
30. On February 21, 1990, Mr. Héctor Hugo Boleso, labor judge of the First Trial Court of
the province of Corrientes, filed an amparo action against the State of the Province of
Corrientes alleging infringement of the inviolability of his remuneration as a judge based on
the decrease in his remuneration as a result of hyperinflation. 18 The action was heard by the
or if it relates to a supervening fact—that is, a fact that took place after these procedural moments, as long as the
evidence is applicable to the case in question.
14
Cf. Article 57 of the Rules of Procedure; also Case of Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras. Merits. Judgment of
July 29, 1988. Series C No. 4, para. 140, and Case of García Rodríguez et al. v. Mexico. Preliminary Objections,
Merits, Reparations, and Costs. Judgment of January 25, 2023. Series C No. 482, para. 48.
15
The document submitted by the State is a table containing information on the Minimum Living and Mobile
Wage in Argentina between January 1986 and September 2022.
16
By order of the President of the Court dated March 6, 2023, the testimony of the witness Jorge Luis Titievsky
and of the expert witness David A. Martínez was also requested. In a communication dated March 14, 2023, the
representatives informed the Court of Mr. Titievsky's death and withdrew the expert opinion they had offered.
17
The subjects of these statements are set forth in the Order of the President of the Court of March 6, 2023.
Cf. Case of Boleso v. Argentina. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of March 6,
2023. Available at: https://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/asuntos/boleso_06_03_2023.pdf.
Cf. Writ of amparo action, February 21, 1990 (evidence file, folios 2252 to 2257). The National Constitution
of the Argentine Republic establishes as follows: "Article 110. Judges of the Supreme Court and of the lower courts
of the Nation shall keep their jobs as long as their good conduct lasts and shall receive the compensation for their
services as determined by law, which may not be reduced in any way while they remain in office." Also, the
Constitution of the Province of Corrientes provides as follows: "Article 184: The members of the Superior Court of
Justice, Judges of Chambers, Trial Court Judges and officials of the Public Prosecutor's Office retain their positions as
long as their good conduct lasts and receive for their services a compensation to be determined by law, which cannot
be reduced in any way while they remain in office and is paid at fixed times."
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