ORDER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2000 PROVISIONAL MEASURES IN THE MATTER OF THE STATE OF PERU1 IVCHER-BRONSTEIN CASE HAVING SEEN: 1. The application submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter the “Commission” or the “Inter-American Commission”) to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter the “Court” or the “InterAmerican Court “) on March 3, 1999, against the State of Peru (hereinafter the “State” or “Peru”) on the Ivcher-Bronstein Case. 2. The depositions of the witnesses and the expert witness at the public hearing on the merits of the Ivcher-Bronstein Case, held at the seat of the Court November 20 and 21, 2000, there having appeared,2 for the Inter-American Commission: Hélio Bicudo, Delegate; Claudio Grossman, Delegate; Cristina Cerna, Adviser; Debora Benchoam, Adviser; Alberto Borea, Assistant; Viviana Cristicevic, Assistant; and María Claudia Pulido, Assistant. Witnesses and expert witnesses proposed by the Inter-American Comisión: Luis Ibérico, witness; Baruch Ivcher-Bronstein, witness; Fernando Viaña-Villa, witness; Julio Sotelo-Casanova, witness; Luis Pércovich-Roca, witness; Rosario Lam-Torres, witness; Samuel Abad-Yupanqui, expert witness; 1 Judge Sergio García-Ramírez informe the Court that, because of force majeure, he was unable to participate in the deliberation or the adoption of these Provisional Measures. 2 The State of Peru did not appear at the public hearing on the merits in the instant case, held at the seat of the court on November 20-21, 2000, for which reason the President of the Court read publicly, at the beginning of said hearing, Article 27 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court, which refers to the “Default Procedure.”