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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a party may not invoke the provisions of
its internal law as justification for its failure to perform a treaty.30 As regards
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Cf. Bulacio case. Judgment of September 18, 2003. Series C No. 100, para. 117; Las Palmeras
case. Reparations (Art. 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights). Judgment of November 26,
2002. Series C No. 96, paras. 68 and 69; El Caracazo case. Reparations (Art. 63(1) of the American
Convention on Human Rights). Judgment of August 29, 2002. Series C No. 95, para. 119; Trujillo Oroza
case. Reparations (Art. 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights). Judgment of February 27,
2002. Series C No. 92, para. 106; Barrios Altos case. Interpretation of the judgment on merits. (Art. 67 of
the American Convention on Human Rights). Judgment of September 3, 2001. Series C No. 83, para. 15;
Barrios Altos case. Judgment of March 14, 2001. Series C No. 75, para. 41; The Right to Information on
Consular Assistance in the Framework of the Guarantees of the Due Process of Law. Advisory Opinion OC16/99 of October 1, 1999. Series A No. 16, para. 128; International Responsibility for the Promulgation
and Enforcement of Laws in Violation of the Convention (Arts. 1 and 2 of the American Convention on
Human Rights). Advisory Opinion OC-14/94 of December 9, 1994. Series A No. 14, para. 35; Barrios Altos
case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 28,
2003, sixth considering paragraph; Suárez Rosero case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, forth considering paragraph; Caballero Delgado
and Santana case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of
November 27, 2003, forth considering paragraph; Garrido and Baigorria case. Compliance with judgment.
Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, forth considering paragraph;
Blake case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November
27, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; Benavides Cevallos case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, sixth considering paragraph; The “Street
Children” case (Villagrán Morales et al.). Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of
Human Rights of November 27, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; Loayza Tamayo case. Compliance with
judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, fifth considering
paragraph; Cantoral Benavides case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of
Human Rights of November 27, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; Bámaca Velásquez case. Compliance
with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, fifth
considering paragraph; The “White Van” case (Paniagua Morales et al.). Compliance with judgment. Order
of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; Castillo
Páez case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November
27, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; The Constitutional Court case. Compliance with judgment. Order of
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2003, fifth considering paragraph; Hilaire,
Constantine and Benjamin et al. case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of
Human Rights of November 27, 2003, sixth considering paragraph; Benavides Cevallos case. Compliance
with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 9, 2003, third
considering paragraph; Baena Ricardo et al. case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights of June 6, 2003, forth considering paragraph; Neira Alegría et al. case.
Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 28, 2002,
third considering paragraph; “The Last Temptation of Christ” case (Olmedo Bustos et al.). Compliance with
judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 28, 2002, third considering
paragraph; El Amparo case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights of November 28, 2002, third considering paragraph; Benavides Cevallos case. Compliance with
judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2002, third and fourth
considering paragraphs; Loayza Tamayo case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2002, second and third considering paragraphs; Castillo Páez
case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27,
2002, third considering paragraph; Blake case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2002, third considering paragraph; Durand and Ugarte case.
Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2002,
eleventh considering paragraph; Caballero Delgado and Santana case. Compliance with judgment. Order
of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 27, 2002, third considering paragraph; Garrido
and Baigorria case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of
November 27, 2002, second and third considering paragraph; Baena Ricardo et al. case. Compliance with
judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 22, 2002, third considering
paragraph; Barrios Altos case. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights of November 22, 2002, third considering paragraph; Durand and Ugarte case. Compliance with
judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of June 13, 2002, third and fourth
considering paragraphs; Castillo Páez, Loayza Tamayo, Castillo Petruzzi et al., Ivcher Bronstein and the
Constitutional Court cases. Compliance with judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
of June 1, 2001, first and second considering paragraphs; Loayza Tamayo case. Compliance with
judgment. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 17, 1999. Series C No. 60,
seventh and eighth considering paragraphs; and Castillo Petruzzi et al. case. Compliance with judgment.
Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 17, 1999, Series C No. 59, fourth and