2 Benjamin, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin, Anthony Johnson, Amir Mowlah, Allan Phillip, Krishandath Seepersad, Narine Sooklal, Mervyn Parris and Francis Mansingh. 2. The communication of 31 August 2000, received in the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) on the same date, in which the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) submitted to the Court detailed information on the status of the cases of Anderson Noel, Christopher Bethel, Kevin Dial, Andrew Dottin and Anthony Johnson. 3. The communication of the State of Trinidad and Tobago (hereinafter “the State” or “Trinidad and Tobago”) of 4 September 2000, in which, pursuant to the Order of the Court (supra 1), it presented information regarding the circumstances that led to the execution of Joey Ramiah. 4. The note of the State of 5 September 2000, in which it informed the Court that, pursuant to its Order (supra 1), Trinidad and Tobago was in the course of preparing its bi-monthly report on the status of the appeals and scheduled executions of James et al. and that it would be forwarding the said report to the Court within the next fourteen days. 5. The communication of the Commission of 18 September 2000, in which it presented its observations of the communication of the State regarding the case of Joey Ramiah (supra 3). 6. The note of the Secretariat of the Court of 18 October 2000, in which it requested Trinidad and Tobago to submit its report on the provisional measures ordered by the Court in the Case of James et al. CONSIDERING: 1. That Trinidad and Tobago has been a State Party to the American Convention since 28 May 1991, and that it recognised the jurisdiction of the Court on the same day. 2. That the State gave notice of its denunciation of the Convention to the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States on 26 May 1998, and that, pursuant to Article 78(1) of the said Convention, the denunciation became effective on 26 May 1999. 3. That Article 63(2) of the Convention provides that [i]n cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court shall adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters it has under consideration. With respect to a case not yet submitted to the Court, it may act at the request of the Commission. 4. That, pursuant to Article 25(1) of the Rules of Procedure, [a]t any stage of the proceedings involving cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court may, at the request