ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT DE DERECHOS HUMANOS
OF DECEMBER 16th, 2022
CASE OF BOYCE ET AL. AND CASE OF DACOSTA CADOGAN V. BARBADOS
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE VICTIMS’ LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The judgments on preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs
(hereinafter “the judgments”) delivered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
(hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) on November 20, 2007, 1 in the
case of Boyce et al. and on September 24, 2009, 2 in the case of DaCosta Cadogan
(hereinafter “the two cases”), both against the State of Barbados (hereinafter
“Barbados” or “the State”).
2.
The order on reimbursement of the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund (hereinafter
“the Legal Assistance Fund”) issued by the Court on November 14, 2017, jointly for the
two cases, in which it required the State to reimburse the said Fund, within six months,
for specific disbursements made in 2015 in relation to a hearing on monitoring
compliance with judgment. 3
3.
The orders on monitoring compliance with judgment and reimbursement of the
Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund issued by the Court on March 9, 2020, for each case, in
which it reminded the State that the time frame for making this reimbursement to the
Fund had expired and required the State to make the reimbursement as soon as possible.
4.
The six notes of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court (hereinafter “the
Secretariat”) issued between December 2020 and August 2022, in which it reminded the
State that the said reimbursement remained pending.
5.
The transfer made by Barbados to the Inter-American Court’s bank account on
August 8, 2022 (infra third considering paragraph).
1
Cf. Case of Boyce et al. v. Barbados. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment
of November 20, 2007. Series C No. 169. The complete text of the judgment is available at:
https://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec_169_ing.pdf. The judgment was notified to the State
on December 17, 2007.
2
Cf. Case of Dacosta Cadogan v. Barbados. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs.
Judgment of September24, 2009. Series C No. 204. The complete text of the judgment is available at:
https://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec_204_ing.pdf. The judgment was notified to the State
on October 20, 2009.
3
Available at: http://www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/asuntos/boycedaco_fv_17.pdf.
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