62 f) The cases of Ramírez-Rojas and García-Asto are just two cases among more than 2,000 which have to be reviewed as a result of the Judgment of the InterAmerican Court in the Case of Castillo-Petruzzi et al and the Judgment of the Constitutional Court of January 3, 2003; and g) “There are empirical reasons (the concurrence of more than 2,000 pending cases) and institutional reasons (the tendency to impartiality) which prevent the revision process of currently pending cases from being organized based on ex officio decisions.” Considerations of the Court 101. Article 7 of the American Convention states that: 1. Every person has the right to personal liberty and security. 2. No one shall be deprived of his physical liberty except for the reasons and under the conditions established beforehand by the constitution of the State Party concerned or by a law established pursuant thereto. 3. No one shall be subject to arbitrary arrest or imprisonment. 4. Anyone who is detained shall be informed of the reasons for his detention and shall be promptly notified of the charge or charges against him. 5. Any person detained shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to be released without prejudice to the continuation of the proceedings. His release may be subject to guarantees to assure his appearance for trial. 6. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty shall be entitled to recourse to a competent court, in order that the court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his arrest or detention and order his release if the arrest or detention is unlawful. In States Parties whose laws provide that anyone who believes himself to be threatened with deprivation of his liberty is entitled to recourse to a competent court in order that it may decide on the lawfulness of such threat, this remedy may not be restricted or abolished. The interested party or another person in his behalf is entitled to seek these remedies. […] 102. Article 25(1) of the Convention states that: 1. Everyone has the right to simple and prompt recourse, or any other effective recourse, to a competent court or tribunal for protection against acts that violate his fundamental rights recognized by the constitution or laws of the state concerned or by this Convention, even though such violation may have been committed by persons acting in the course of their official duties. […] 103. Article 1(1) of the Convention sets forth that:

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