I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE ..................................... 4
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT .............................................................................. 5
III JURISDICTION ............................................................................................................ 6
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS ......................................................................................... 6
A. Non-existence of certain facts alleged in the Commission’s Merits Report and in the brief with
pleadings, motions and evidence ........................................................................................ 6
a.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ........................................................ 6
a.2 Considerations of the Court .................................................................................. 7
B. Failure to exhaust domestic remedies .............................................................................. 7
b.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ........................................................ 7
b.2 Considerations of the Court .................................................................................. 7
C. Alteration of the procedural purpose of the case by the Commission .................................... 8
c.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ......................................................... 8
c.2 Considerations of the Court ................................................................................... 9
D. Lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae ................................................................................ 9
d.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ........................................................ 9
d.2 Considerations of the Court ................................................................................ 10
V PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATION ................................................................................. 10
VI EVIDENCE .................................................................................................................. 11
A. Admissibility of documentary evidence........................................................................... 11
B. Admissibility of testimonial and expert evidence ............................................................. 11
VII FACTS ....................................................................................................................... 11
A. Arrest, preventive detention and criminal proceedings against Mr. Jenkins ......................... 11
a.1 Arrest of Mr. Jenkins .......................................................................................... 11
a.2 Remedies filed against incarceration .................................................................... 12
a.3 Acquittal of Mr. Jenkins ...................................................................................... 14
a.4 Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice of June 15, 2010 ................................... 15
B. The civil action for damages filed by Mr. Jenkins ............................................................. 15
b.1 Action for damages ............................................................................................ 15
b.2 Remedy of appeal, second instance decision and remedy of complaint ..................... 16
VIII MERITS ................................................................................................................... 16
VIII-1 RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY AND JUDICIAL GUARANTEES .............................. 17
A. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ................................................................ 17
a.1 Initial order of preventive detention ..................................................................... 17
a.2 Duration of the preventive detention .................................................................... 17
a.3 Effectiveness of the remedies to challenge the deprivation of liberty ........................ 18
B. Considerations of the Court .......................................................................................... 18
b.1 Initial order of preventive detention ..................................................................... 19
b.2 Duration of the preventive detention .................................................................... 22
b.3 Effectiveness of the remedies to challenge the deprivation of liberty ........................ 26
VIII-2 RIGHT TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION ......................... 26
A. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ................................................................ 27
B. Considerations of the Court .......................................................................................... 27
b.1 Complexity of the matter .................................................................................... 28
b.2 Procedural activity of the interested party ............................................................ 29
b.3 Conduct of the state authorities .......................................................................... 30
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