C.3 Regarding the disappearance of Óscar Tassino Asteazu and the
investigation into it ............................................................................................................ 26
C.3.1. Facts ....................................................................................................................... 26
C.3.2. Investigation ....................................................................................................... 27
D.
Pecuniary reparations granted domestically by the State ............ 30
VII ................................................................................................................................................... 30
MERITS ......................................................................................................................................... 30
VII.1 ............................................................................................................................................... 30
RIGHT TO RECOGNITION OF JURIDICAL PERSONALITY, TO LIFE, TO
PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND TO PERSONAL LIBERTY........................................ 30
A.
Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .............................. 31
B.
Considerations of the Court ............................................................................. 32
B.1 General considerations on the forced disappearance of persons ............ 32
B.2 Examination of the facts of the case .................................................................. 33
VII.2 ............................................................................................................................................... 35
RIGHT TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND TO JUDICIAL PROTECTION ...... 35
A.
Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .............................. 35
B.
Considerations of the Court ............................................................................. 38
B.1 General considerations on the duty to investigate........................................ 38
B.2. Examination of the actions taken in this case ............................................... 39
B.2.1 Obstruction of the investigations by application of the Expiry Law 39
B.2.2 Due diligence in the actions ........................................................................... 41
B.2.2.1 Regarding the determination of the whereabouts of the
disappeared persons ................................................................................................. 41
B.2.2.2 With regard to the determination of criminal responsibilities ... 42
B.2.3 Failure to observe a reasonable period...................................................... 46
B.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 48
VII.3 ............................................................................................................................................... 49
RIGHT TO THE PERSONAL INTEGRITY OF THE NEXT OF KIN OF
VICTIMS OF FORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND EXTRAJUDICIAL
EXECUTIONS.............................................................................................................................. 49
A.
Arguments of the Commission and of the representative ............. 49
B.
Considerations of the Court ............................................................................. 49
VIII ................................................................................................................................................. 51
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