2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND CAUSE OF ACTION ............................................... 4 II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT........................................................................... 5 III JURISDICTION ........................................................................................................ 7 IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS ..................................................................................... 7 A. Lack of jurisdiction ratione temporis ........................................................... 8 B. Lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae ..........................................................10 C. Failure to exhaust domestic remedies ........................................................12 V PRELIMINARY QUESTION ........................................................................................ 15 VI. EVIDENCE .............................................................................................................. 17 A. Documentary and expert evidence ............................................................17 B. Admission of evidence .............................................................................18 C. Weighing the evidence .............................................................................19 VII FACTS ................................................................................................................... 20 A. Facts that occurred prior to the State's recognition of the contentious jurisdiction of the Court (September 5, 1984) .............................................20 B Facts subsequent to the State's recognition of the contentious jurisdiction of the Court (September 5, 1984) .............................................................23 VIII MERITS................................................................................................................ 29 VIII-1 RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY AND RIGHT TO BE PRESUMED INNOCENT ........ 29 A. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ........................................29 B. Considerations of the Court ......................................................................32 VIII-2 RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND RIGHT TO JUDICIAL PROTECTION ..................... 38 A. Guarantees of competence, independence and impartiality ...........................38 A.1 Arguments of the Commission and the parties............................................38 A.2 Considerations of the Court......................................................................39 B. Right to be assisted by legal counsel of one’s own choosing ..........................45 B.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ........................................45 B.2 Considerations of the Court......................................................................46 C. Reasonable time limit ..............................................................................48 C.1 Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ........................................48 C.2 Considerations of the Court .....................................................................49 VIII-3 PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM FROM EX POST FACTO LAWS ..................................... 51 A. Arguments of the parties ..........................................................................51 B. Considerations of the Court ......................................................................53 VIII-4 POLITICAL RIGHTS .......................................................................................... 55 A. Arguments of the parties ..........................................................................55 B. Considerations of the Court ......................................................................56 IX REPARATIONS ........................................................................................................ 59 A. Injured Party ..........................................................................................59 B. Measures of restitution requested ..............................................................60 C. Measures of satisfaction requested .............................................................62 D. Guarantees of non-recurrence ...................................................................63 E. Compensatory redress for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damage .....................65