INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF CORTEZ ESPINOZA V. ECUADOR
JUDGMENT OF OCTOBER 18, 2022
(Preliminary objections, merits, reparations, and costs)
In the case of Cortez Espinoza v. Ecuador,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter also “the Inter-American Court” or
“the Court”), composed of the following judges:
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique, President,
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Vice President,
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge,
Nancy Hernández López, Judge,
Verónica Gómez, Judge,
Patricia Pérez Goldberg, Judge, and
Rodrigo Mudrovitsch, Judge;
also present:
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar,
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy Registrar,
pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights
(hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 62, 65, and
67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Rules of Procedure” or “the Court’s Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment structured as
follows:
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