ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF MAY 31, 2012
CASE OF NADEGE DORZEMA ET AL. v. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The brief submitting the case presented by the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”)
before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American
Court,” “the Court,” or “the Tribunal”) on February 11, 2011, wherein it provided three
expert reports, wherein the purpose of the reports was indicated but the experts were
not, and wherein it also requested the transfer, where applicable, of the expert opinion
rendered by anthropologist Samuel Martínez in the Case of Yean and Bosico v. the
Dominican Republic.
2.
The note of February 14, 2011, wherein the Secretariat of the Inter-American
Court (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) reported that it was waiting for the InterAmerican Commission to send the entire case file and corresponding annexes, as well
as for it to present the information regarding the identity and the curriculum vitae of
the three expert witnesses that were not identified in the brief submitting the case
(supra Having Seen clause 1).
3.
The brief of March 3, 2011, wherein the Inter-American Commission
transmitted the list of annexes that were cited in the report on the merits, and where it
identified and forwarded the curriculum vitae of the three expert witnesses proposed
beforehand. (supra Having Seen clause 1).
4.
The brief of pleadings, motions, and arguments (hereinafter “the brief of
pleadings and motions”) filed by the representatives of the alleged victims1
(hereinafter “the representatives”) on July 27, 2011, wherein they offered six
statements and one expert report. Moreover, they filed the request of the alleged
victims to have the benefit of using the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund of the InterAmerican Court (hereinafter “the Victim’s Assistance Fund,” or “Assistance Fund”) to
1
The alleged victims in this case appointed as representatives the Grupo de Apoyo a los Repatriados
y Refugiados [Support Group for Repatriates and Refugees], Centro Cultural Dominico Haitiano [Dominican
Haitian Cultural Center], as well as the International Clinic for the Defense of Human Rights of the Université
du Québec à Montréal.