INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE (QUINTANA COELLO ET AL.) v. ECUADOR JUDGMENT OF AUGUST 23, 2013 (Preliminary Objection, Merits, Reparations and Costs) In the case of the Supreme Court of Justice (Quintana Coello et al.), the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges: Diego García-Sayán, President; Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Vice-President; Alberto Pérez, Judge; Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge; Roberto F. Caldas, Judge; Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge, and Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge; also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary, pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 42, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), renders the following Judgment which is structured as follows: