Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Case of Ivcher-Bronstein v. Peru
Judgment of September 4, 2001
(Interpretation of the Judgment of the Merits)
In the Ivcher Bronstein Case,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or “the InterAmerican Court”), composed of the following judges*:
Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, President;
Hernán Salgado Pesantes, Judge;
Oliver Jackman, Judge;
Alirio Abreu Burelli, Judge;
Sergio García Ramírez, Judge; and
Carlos Vicente de Roux Rengifo, Judge;
Also present:
Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Secretary, and
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Deputy Secretary;
pursuant to Article 67 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Convention” or “the American Convention”) and Article 58 of the Court’s Rules of
Procedure1 (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure), decides the following request filed
by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission”
or “the Inter-American Commission”) on May 4, 2001, and by Baruch Ivcher
Bronstein (hereinafter “Mr. Ivcher” or “Mr. Ivcher Bronstein”) on May 8, 2001,
seeking interpretation of the judgment delivered by the Court on February 6, 2001,
in the Ivcher Bronstein Case (hereinafter “the judgment on the merits”) against the
State of Peru (hereinafter “the State,” “the Peruvian State,” or “Per
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COMPETENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE COURT
1.
Article 67 of the Convention provides that:
[T]he judgment of the Court shall be final and not subject to appeal.
In case of disagreement as to the meaning or scope of the judgment,
the Court shall interpret it at the request of any of the parties,
*
Judge Máximo Pacheco Gómez informed the Court that for reasons of force majeure, he was
unable to participate in the deliberations and decision on this judgment.
1
Pursuant to the Court’s March 13, 2001 Order on Transitory Provisions of the Court’s Rules of
Procedure, this Judgment on interpretation of the merits is delivered in accordance with the Rules of
Procedure adopted by the Court on September 16, 1996.