3 The following requests were added: First. Dismiss the complaint submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concerning the Jean Paul Genie-Lacayo Case, on the basis of the objections proposed in this submission, and abstain from admitting these proceedings. Second. Order, if the Court deems it appropriate, the holding of a public hearing to provide further verbal support to the proposed objections. Third. Sentence the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to the payment of court costs and attorneys' fees. 7. That same day the Secretariat transmitted the Government's submission to the Commission, indicating that the Commission had thirty days after receipt of the writings to reply. The Commission's observations were received at the Secretariat on April 24, 1994, and transmitted, together with the Government's submission, to the persons mentioned in Article 28(1) of the Rules of Procedure. 8. On May 23, 1994, the Government submitted its answer to the complaint. Both documents were also transmitted by the Secretariat to the persons referred to in Article 28(1) of the Rules of Procedure. 9. By Order of June 22, 1994, the President ordered that a public hearing be convoked on "the preliminary objections submitted by the Government and the observations on those objections submitted by the Inter-American Commission." Additionally, the President, at the request of the Government, asked the Commission to submit a copy of the pertinent part "of the minutes of those sessions where the case of the youth Jean Paul Genie-Lacayo had been discussed and resolved, as well as those of the sessions where the reconsideration requested by the Government of Nicaragua had been discussed and the decision was made to submit this case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights." On July 20, the Commission sent copies of the requested documents. 10. The public hearing took place at the seat of the Court on November 18, 1994. Appearing before the Court: For the Government of Nicaragua: José Antonio Tijerino-Medrano, Agent, Marco Gerardo Monroy-Cabra, Adviser, Carlos José Hernández-López, Attorney General, Víctor Manuel Ordóñez, Assistant Attorney General. For the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Michael Reisman, Delegate, Milton Castillo, Adviser, Robert K. Goldman, Assistant, José Miguel Vivanco, Assistant,