2012, starting at 9 a.m., to receive their final oral arguments and final oral observations,
respectively, on the preliminary objections and eventual merits, reparations and costs, as
well as to receive the statements and expert opinions of the following:
A)
Presumed victim proposed by the representative:
1) Stella Maris Fernández, who will testify about: the supposed impact of the life
sentence on the personal life and relationships of her son Ricardo David Videla
Fernández, and on family life; about the supposed consequences of the death of her
son, the presumed failure to clarify what happened; and about her expectations
concerning the judgment of the Inter-American Court.
B)
Expert witness proposed by the Inter-American Commission
2) Miguel Cillero Bruñol, who will provide an expert opinion on: the international
human rights standards concerning juvenile criminal justice, including the principle of
the specificity of the applicable substantive and procedural norms; the imposing of
deprivation of liberty as a measure of last resort and for the shortest time possible,
and the inadmissibility of imposing life sentences on adolescents with a
disproportionate amount of time passing before release. He will also refer to
Argentina’s legal framework for juvenile criminal justice in light of the said
standards.
C)
Expert witness proposed by the representative:
3) Sofía Tiscornia, who will provide an expert opinion on: the supposed impact of
life imprisonment on the life of children and adolescents, including their affective and
social ties and their education and vocational training. In addition, she will refer to
the supposed practice of detention centers of systematically transferring persons
deprived of liberty, and the consequences of this practice in relation to the declared
purposes of prison sentences. Lastly, she will refer to the supposed effects of this
type of sentence on the families of those convicted.
6.
To call upon the Argentine Republic to facilitate the exit from and entry into its
territory of the deponents and expert witnesses, if they reside or are in that country, who
have been summoned in this Order to testify and provide expert opinions at the public
hearing on preliminary objections and eventual merits, reparations and costs in this case, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 26(1) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure.
7.
To require the Inter-American Commission and the representative to communicate
this Order to the persons they have proposed and who have been summoned to testify and
provide expert opinions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 50(2) and 50(4) of the
Rules of Procedure.
8.
To inform the Inter-American Commission and the representative that they must
cover the costs arising from producing or contributing the evidence they propose, in
accordance with the provisions of Article 60 of the Rules of Procedure, notwithstanding the
provisions of considering paragraphs 24 to 27 of this Order. Additionally, to require the
representative to forward an estimate of the cost of preparing and notarizing the expert
opinions of Liliana Gimol Pinto and Laura Dolores Sobredo, and the statement of Marta
Graciela Olguín in Argentina, and forwarding them to the Court by August 8, 2012, at the
latest.
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