be perverse – for submissions to be made to the Inter-American Commission even when the said requirement had not been met as mandated by the aforementioned article of the Convention, in the hope that it could be met subsequently; in other words, prior to the Commission’s ruling on admissibility. In addition, situations of evident injustice or arbitrariness would arise insofar as the proper moment to comply with the said requirement would depend not on the victim or the petitioner, as provided for in Article 46(1)(a) of the American Convention, but rather on the decision of the Commission when determining the admissibility or inadmissibility of the petition. Eduardo Vio Grossi Judge Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 2