5 Matter of Pueblo indígena de Kankuamo reveals, the current expansion of international juridical personality and standing is a response to a pressing need of the international community in our times. The development of the doctrine and jurisprudence on obligations erga omnes of protection of the human person, in any and all situations or circumstances, will certainly be a contribution toward the formation of a true international ordre public based on respect for and observance of human rights, capable of ensuring greater cohesiveness in the organized international community (the civitas maxima gentium), centered around the human person as subject of international law. Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Judge Pablo Saavedra-Alessandri Secretary