-3A. General considerations of the Court on the guarantees of due process and judicial protection in the
context of disciplinary proceedings against judges ............................................................................62
B. Guarantees of the competence, independence and impartiality of the disciplinary authorities in cases
involving judges .........................................................................................................................66
B.1) Arguments of the Commission and of the parties ....................................................................66
B.2) Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................67
B.2.a) Lack of competence and independence of the Judicial Service Council ...................................70
B.2.b) Lack of impartiality of the Judicial Service Council..............................................................72
B.2.c) Bias of the Supreme Court of Justice ...............................................................................75
C.
Right to remain in office on general terms of equality...................................................................76
D. Conclusion on the guarantees of due process and political rights ....................................................78
E. Other alleged violations of due process in the disciplinary proceedings instituted against the presumed
victims 78
F.
Right to judicial protection ......................................................................................................78
F.1) Arguments of the Commission and of the parties.....................................................................78
F.2) Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................79
VII-3 PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY........................................................................................................... 81
A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties ..........................................................................81
B. Considerations of the Court .......................................................................................................83
VII-4 RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY OF JUDGE CHÉVEZ DE LA ROCHA ............................................ 88
A. Arguments of the Commission and the parties ..............................................................................89
B. Considerations of the Court .......................................................................................................89
VII-5 OTHER ALLEGED VIOLATIONS .................................................................................................. 90
VIII REPARATIONS (Application of Article 63(1) of the American Convention) ............................... 90
A. Injured party ..........................................................................................................................91
B. General arguments of the State .................................................................................................91
C. Measures of integral reparation: restitution, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition ....................91
C.1) Restitution .......................................................................................................................92
C.2) Satisfaction: publication and dissemination of the judgment .....................................................93
C.3) Other measures requested .................................................................................................94
D. Compensation ........................................................................................................................95
D.1) Pecuniary damage ............................................................................................................95
D.2) Non-pecuniary damage .....................................................................................................98
E. Costs and expenses .................................................................................................................99
F. Method of complying with the payments ordered ......................................................................... 102
IX OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS............................................................................................................ 103