54 4, 2008, by Maria Macarena Gelman, who presented supervening evidence in this regard, and currently, the case is at the Second Criminal Court; f) the shift in the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Uruguay was evinced in Judgment No. 365, which was rendered on October 19, 2009 in the case of “Sabalsagaray Curuchet, Blanca Stela, Charge, Unconstitutionality of Articles 1, 3 and 4 of Law No. 15.848,” which unanimously, declared the referenced provisions inapplicable and reasoned that while the ruling applies to the “specific case at hand, pursuant to the system of unconstitutional laws provided for in the Uruguayan Constitution, it is reasonable to expect that this law will govern in future similar cases,” since “the Supreme Court of Justice, a body of original and exclusive jurisdiction to rule on the matter in conformity with Article 257 of the Constitution, may, […] issue an advance ruling in similar cases”; g) the Legislative Branch’s tender of various projects intended to repeal the Expiry Law; h) similar to the efforts of the courts, the Executive Branch continues conducting investigations to clarify the abovementioned facts relating to the human rights violations that occurred between 1973 and 1985, including those relating to María Claudia García Iruretagoyena, investigations which shall continue until the whereabouts of the persons disappeared during said period are known. In addition to the existing mechanisms, there is a project to “[d]evelop a protocol for the collection and identification of the remains of disappeared persons”; i) the Presidency created, in March 2005, a Working Group to conduct archeological investigations regarding the collection and identification of disappeared persons and said group is collaborating with various military units in performing its task; based on the evidence adduced, it appears that these investigations will continue; j) the Minister of Foreign Affairs drafted a bill that will soon be submitted to the Legislature. The bill proposes to annul Articles 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Expiry Law as well as to consider the statute of limitations interrupted in admitted cases, during the period of said law; and, k) similarly, the Legislative Branch has presented various projects aimed at leaving the above-referenced Expiry Law without legal effect, and on October 20, 2010, the House of Representatives approved an amendment which eliminates the effects of said law; the amendment is currently being discussed by the Senate of the Republic. B. Facts regarding the investigation carried out by the State 143. Considering that, together with the aforementioned facts, which have been adequately proven (supra paras. 44 to 63, 79 to 90, and 106 to 116), provide an account of what happened to María Claudia García and María Macarena Gelman.

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