3 5. That the execution of the death penalty in the case of the Denny Baptiste would necessarily affect the Court’s consideration of the Commission’s request for provisional measures, by rendering moot the object of any eventual decision in his favor. 6. That the Case referred to in the Commission’s request has not been submitted to the Court, and, therefore, the adoption of urgent measures does not imply a decision on the merits of the existing controversy between the petitioners and the State. By adopting urgent measures, this Presidency is ensuring that the Court may carry out effectively its conventional mandate. 7. That, given the aforementioned reasons, it is pertinent to call upon Trinidad and Tobago to adopt such urgent measures as may be necessary to preserve the life and physical integrity of Denny Baptiste, so that the Court may consider the request of the Commission after the hearing on provisional measures in the related Cases, to be held on August 28, 1998, during the Court’s XLI Regular Session. 8. That it is appropriate to require the State to inform the Court on the urgent measures it has taken in compliance with this Order, as well as its observations on the Commission’s request and to submit such information for the consideration of the Court during its XLI Regular Session. NOW THEREFORE: THE PRESIDET OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, in consultation with the Court and pursuant to Article 63(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 25(4) of the Rules of Procedure, DECIDES: 1. To require the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to take all measures necessary to preserve the life and physical integrity of Denny Baptiste, so that the Court may examine the pertinence of the request of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to amplify the provisional measures adopted in the James, Briggs, Noel, Garcia and Bethel Cases. 2. To require the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to submit an urgent communication to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights no later than July 24, 1998, on the measures taken in compliance with this Order, as well as its observations on the measures requested by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, so that this information can be studied by the Court. 3. To require the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to present its observations on the urgent communication submitted by the State within two days of the receipt of said document. 4. To submit the request of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, this Order, and the urgent communication that will be presented by the Republic of Trinidad and