Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of Zambrano Vélez et al. v. Ecuador Judgment of July 4, 2007 (Merits, Reparations and Costs) In the case of Zambrano Vélez et al. the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court”, “the Court” or “the Tribunal”), composed of the following judges: Sergio García Ramírez, President; Cecilia Medina Quiroga, Vice-President; Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Judge; Diego García-Sayán, Judge; Leonardo A. Franco, Judge; Margarette May Macaulay, Judge; and Rhadys Abreu Blondet, Judge; also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar; and Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Registrar; pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and Articles 29, 31, 53(2), 55, 56, and 58 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers the following Judgment.