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I/A Court HR. Case of Fernández Prieto and Tumbeiro v. Argentina. Merits and reparations. Judgment of September 1, 2020. Judgment adopted in San José, Costa Rica, in a virtual session. Elizabeth Odio Benito President L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire Eduardo Vio Grossi Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary So ordered, Elizabeth Odio Benito President Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 46

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I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE3
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT4
III JURISDICTION6
IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY6
A. Observations of the parties and of the Commission6
B. Considerations of the Court7
V EVIDENCE9
A. Admissibility of the documentary evidence9
B. Admissibility of the testimonial and expert evidence9
VI FACTS9
A. Context of detentions without a court order or a situation of flagrante delicto in Argentina9
B. Detention and criminal proceedings against Carlos Alberto Fernández Prieto12
B.1. Interception and inspection in 199212
B.2. The criminal proceedings13
C. Detention and criminal proceedings against Carlos Alejandro Tumbeiro15
C.1. Detention for identification purposes and body search in 199815
C.2. The criminal proceedings16
D. Applicable laws17
VII MERITS19
A. Arguments of the Commission and the parties19
A.1. Regarding personal liberty20
A.2. Regarding protection of honor and dignity20
B. Considerations of the Court21
B.1. Right to personal liberty22
B.1.1 Analysis of the legality of the arrest of Mr. Fernández Prieto23
B.1.2. Analysis of the illegality and arbitrary nature of the arrest of Mr. Tumbeiro25
B.1.3. Inadequacy of the law and existence of a practice that violated the Convention in both cases29
B.2. Protection of honor and dignity33
VIII REPARATIONS36
A. Injured party36
B. Measures of satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition36
B.1. Measure of satisfaction37
B.2. Guarantees of non-repetition37
B.3. Other measures requested40
C. Compensation40
C.1. Pecuniary damage40
C.2. Non-pecuniary damage41
D. Costs and expenses42
E. Reimbursement of expenses to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Court42
F. Method of compliance with the payments ordered43
IX. OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS43

Fernandez Prieto y Tumbeiro. Judgment. September 1,2020

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Date: Sep 1, 2020

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Number: C 411

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Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot
Eduardo Vio Grossi
Elizabeth Odio Benito
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto
Leoncio Patricio Pazmiño Freire
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique

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