3 "[i]n each case the petitioner made a prima facie case alleging that the State violated one or more articles of the American Convention to the detriment of the defendant." 5. That the Cases included in the Request have not yet been submitted to the Court and the consideration of the issues at hand is, therefore, based not upon the merits of said Cases but upon the State’s procedural obligations as a Party to the American Convention. 6. That States Parties must respect the provisions of the American Convention in good faith (pacta sunt servanda), including those that facilitate proceedings before the protective bodies of the Inter-American system and ensure the fulfillment of the goals of those provisions. In view of this, and of the Convention’s fundamental objective of guaranteeing the effective protection of human rights (Articles 51 and 63(2)), States Parties must not take any action that will frustrate the restitutio in integrum of the rights of the alleged victims. 7. That Article 29 of the American Convention provides that: [n]o provision of this Convention shall be interpreted as: a. permitting any State Party, group, or person to suppress the enjoyment or exercise of the rights and freedoms recognized in this Convention or to restrict them to a greater extent than is provided for herein. 8. That, should the State execute the alleged victims, it would create an irremediable situation and this conduct would be incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention by disavowing the authority of the Commission and adversely affecting the very essence of the Inter-American system. 9. That the information presented by the Commission and the State allows the Court to conclude that a situation of "extreme gravity and urgency" exists, and it becomes imperative to order the State to adopt, without delay, the provisional measures necessary to preserve the life and physical integrity of the alleged victims, and to inform the Court about these measures no later than June 30, 1998. 10. That it is convenient to hear the arguments of the State and the Commission with regard to this matter in a public hearing. NOW THEREFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure, RESOLVES: