TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND CAUSE OF ACTION ..................................................... 4
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT ..................................................................................... 4
III JURISDICTION ........................................................................................................................ 5
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS .................................................................................................. 6
A. Preliminary objection regarding the violation of the State’s right to defense ........ 6
A.1 Arguments of the State and of the Commission ....................................................... 6
A.2 Considerations of the Court .................................................................................. 6
B. Preliminary objection regarding the failure to exhaust domestic remedies ........... 7
B.1 Arguments of the State and the Commission........................................................... 7
B.2 Considerations of the Court .................................................................................. 8
V PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION .......................................................................................... 10
A. Arguments of the Commission and the parties .................................................... 10
B. Considerations of the Court ................................................................................. 10
VI EVIDENCE ................................................................................................................................ 10
VII FACTS ..................................................................................................................................... 11
A. Relevant domestic legal framework .................................................................... 11
B. Facts preceding the first detention of Mr. Cortez ................................................. 12
C. Facts related to the first detention of Mr. Cortez ................................................. 13
D. Facts related to the second detention of Mr. Cortez and the progress and
resolution of the military criminal trial .................................................................... 13
E. Facts related to the third detention of Mr. Cortez and actions within ordinary
courts ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………16
VIII MERITS................................................................................................................................. 18
VIII.1 RIGHT TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES ............................................................................. 18
A. Arguments of the Commission and the parties .................................................... 18
B. Considerations of the Court ................................................................................. 21
VIII.2 RIGHTS TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, JUDICIAL GUARANTEES, AND JUDICIAL
PROTECTION ................................................................................................................................ 23
A. Arguments of the Commission and the parties .................................................... 23
A.1 The detentions of Mr. Cortez ................................................................................23
A.2 The pretrial detentions of Mr. Cortez .....................................................................25
A.3 Remedies for Mr. Cortez’s deprivations of liberty ....................................................25
B. Considerations of the Court ................................................................................. 26
B.1 Detentions of Mr. Cortez......................................................................................26
B.1.1 Unlawfulness of the detentions………………………………………………………………………………..27
B.1.2 Information on the reasons for and judicial review of the detentions……………………28
B.2 The pretrial detentions of Mr. Cortez .....................................................................29
B.3 Remedies for Mr. Cortez’s deprivations of liberty ....................................................30
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