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63 Drafted in English and Spanish, the English text being authentic, in San Jose, Costa Rica, on November 28, 2007. Sergio García Ramírez President Cecilia Medina Quiroga Manuel E. Ventura Robles Diego García-Sayán Leonardo A. Franco Margarette May Macaulay Rhadys Abreu Blondet Pablo Saavedra Alesandri Registrar So ordered, Sergio García Ramírez President Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Registrar

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I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND SUBJECT OF THE DISPUTE1
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT 3
III PRIOR CONSIDERATIONS4
A. The alleged “ongoing and continuous effects” associated with the construction of the Afobaka dam 4
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS6
A) FIRST PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Lack of legal standing of the petitioners before the Inter-American Commissio6
B) SECOND PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Lack of legal standing of the representatives before the Inter-American Court 7
C) THIRD PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Irregularities in the proceedings before the Inter-American Commission 9
D) FOURTH PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Non-compliance with Articles 50 and 51 of the American Convention 10
E) FIFTH PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Non-exhaustion of domestic remedies11
F) SIXTH PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Duplication of international proceedings13
G) SEVENTH PRELIMINARY OBJECTION Lack of jurisdiction ratione temporis16
V JURISDICTION17
VI EVIDENCE17
A) DOCUMENTAL, TESTIMONIAL, AND EXPERT EVIDENCE17
B) EVIDENCE ASSESSMENT20
VII NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 (DOMESTIC LEGAL EFFECTS), AND VIOLATION OF ARTICLES 3 (RIGHT TO JURIDICAL PERSONALITY),21 (RIGHT TO PROPERTY) AND 25 (RIGHT TO JUDICIAL PROTECTION) OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION, IN RELATION TO ARTICLE 1(1) (OBLIGATION TO RESPECT RIGHTS) THEREOF22
A.THE MEMBERS OF THE SARAMAKA PEOPLE AS A TRIBAL COMMUNITY SUBJECT TO SPECIAL MEASURES THAT ENSURE THE FULL EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHTS23
B. THE RIGHT OF MEMBERS OF TRIBAL PEOPLES TO THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF COMMUNAL PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 21,1.1, AND 2 OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION26
C. THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SARAMAKA PEOPLE DERIVED FROM THEIR SYSTEM OF COMMUNAL PROPERTY (ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONVENTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARTICLES 1(1) AND 2 THEREOF) 29
D. THE RIGHT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SARAMAKA PEOPLE TO USE AND ENJOY THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT LIE ON AND WITHIN THEIR TRADITIONALLY OWNED TERRITORY35
E. THE STATE’S GRANT OF CONCESSIONS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOUND ON AND WITHIN SARAMAKA TERRITORY37
F. THE FULFILLMENT OF THE GUARANTEES ESTABLISHED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW IN RELATION TO THE CONCESSIONS ALREADY GRANTED BY THE STATE 42
G. THE LACK OF RECOGNITION OF THE SARAMAKA PEOPLE AS A JURIDICAL PERSONALITY MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE UNDER DOMESTIC LAW TO RECEIVE COMMUNAL TITLE TO PROPERTY AS A TRIBAL COMMUNITY AND TO HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUDICIAL PROTECTION OF THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS47
H. THE AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND EFFECTIVE LEGAL REMEDIES IN SURINAME TO PROTECT THE SARAMAKA PEOPLE AGAINST ACTS THAT VIOLATE THEIR RIGHT TO PROPERTY51
VIII REPARATIONS(APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 63(1) OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION)54
A) OBLIGATION TO REDRESS54
B) INJURED PARTY55
C) MEASURES OF REDRESS55
D) COSTS AND EXPENSES59
E) TERMS OF COMPLIANCE OF MONETARY REPARATIONS60
IX OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS60

Saramaka. Judgment. November 28, 2007

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Preliminary Objections
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Date: Nov 28, 2007

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Number: C-172

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Cecilia Medina Quiroga
Diego García-Sayán
Leonardo A. Franco
Manuel E. Ventura Robles
Margarette May Macaulay
Rhadys Abreu Blondet
Sergio García Ramírez

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