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I/A Court HR. Case of Scot Cochran v. Costa Rica. Preliminary objections and merits. Judgment of March 10, 2023. Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique President Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot Verónica Gómez Patricia Pérez Goldberg Rodrigo Mudrovitsch Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Registrar So ordered, Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique President Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Registrar

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I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND CAUSE OF ACTION3
II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT3
III JURISDICTION5
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS5
A. Preliminary objection concerning the alleged violation of the principle of procedural equality and the right of defense5
A.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission5
A.2. Considerations of the Court6
B. Fourth instance objection7
B.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission7
B.2. Considerations of the Court8
C. Preliminary objection concerning the alleged failure to exhaust domestic remedies8
C.1. Arguments of the parties and of the Commission8
C.2. Considerations of the Court9
V EVIDENCE 13
A. Admission of the documentary evidence13
B. Admission of the statement and the expert evidence13
VI FACTS14
A. The criminal proceedings against Scot Cochran14
B. The system of appeals against the criminal judgment and the remedies filed18
C. Relevant legal framework21
VII MERITS25
VII- 1RIGHT TO PERSONAL LIBERTY AND JUDICIAL GUARANTEES, IN PARTICULAR THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO CONSULAR ASSISTANCE, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE RIGHTS26
A. Arguments of the parties and observations of the Commission26
B. Considerations of the Court28
VII-2 RIGHT TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES, IN PARTICULAR AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE RIGHTS33
A. Arguments of the parties and observations of the Commission33
B. Considerations of the Court34
VII- 3 RIGHT TO APPEAL THE JUDGMENT BEFORE A HIGHER COURT, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE RIGHTS, AND TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS37
A. Arguments of the parties and observations of the Commission37
B. Considerations of the Court38
VIII OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS41
THE COURT DECIDES,41
VOTE OF JUDGES FERRER MAC-GREGOR POISOT AND PÉREZ GOLDBERG44

Scot Cochran. Judgment. March 10, 2023

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Preliminary Objections

Date: Mar 10, 2023

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Number: C 486

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Costa Rica

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Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto
Patricia Pérez Goldberg
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique
Rodrigo de Bittencourt Mudrovitsch
Verónica Gómez

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