-11pertinent legal provisions in a case, even when the parties do not explicitly invoke them,” in the understanding that the parties will always be allowed to submit the pleadings and evidence that they deem pertinent to support their position regarding all the legal provisions examined. 29. In the terms that the parties have expressed, the Court notes that there continues to be a dispute amongst them regarding the Preliminary Objection on nonexhaustion of domestic remedies; the scope of the State’s acknowledgment of responsibility regarding facts in the instant case not included in the acknowledgment of responsibility made by the State; the alleged violations of Articles 1(1), 8(1) and 25 of the American Convention; the alleged violations of Articles 19 and 22 of said convention argued by the representatives, as well as the matter of reparations and costs. 30. On the other hand, having made an acknowledgment of responsibility in the instant case, the State has implicitly accepted the full competence of the Court to hear the instant case, for which reason the second objection filed by the State has lost its preliminary nature. Furthermore, the content of said objection is closely tied to the merits of the instant matter, especially with regard to the alleged abridgment of Articles 8 and 25 of the Convention. Therefore, said Preliminary Objection must be dismissed and the Court must continue hearing the merits and reparations and costs in the instant case. 31. Therefore, while said recognition by the State does not interrupt the process of receiving the testimony and expert opinions ordered, the object of the testimony and expert opinions established in the President’s Order must be restricted as appropriate, regarding the parts of the merits, the reparations and costs with regard to which there continues to be a dispute amongst the parties. VI OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 32. Now therefore, THE COURT, Unanimously, DECLARES: 1. That there is no longer a dispute regarding the Preliminary Objection on the “inappropriate application of Articles 50 and 51 of the American Convention”. AND DECIDES: