TABLE OF CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE 3 II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT 4 III JURISDICTION 6 IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY 6 A. Observations of the parties and of the Commission 6 B. Considerations of the Court 7 V EVIDENCE 9 A. Admissibility of the documentary evidence 9 B. Admissibility of the testimonial and expert evidence 9 VI FACTS 9 A. Context of detentions without a court order or a situation of flagrante delicto in Argentina 9 B. Detention and criminal proceedings against Carlos Alberto Fernández Prieto 12 B.1. Interception and inspection in 1992 12 B.2. The criminal proceedings 13 C. Detention and criminal proceedings against Carlos Alejandro Tumbeiro 15 C.1. Detention for identification purposes and body search in 1998 15 C.2. The criminal proceedings 16 D. Applicable laws 17 VII MERITS 19 VII-1 RIGHTS TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW AND PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION, AND PROTECTION OF HONOR AND DIGNITY IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECT AND TO GUARANTEE RIGHTS AND THE OBLIGATION TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS 19 A. Arguments of the Commission and the parties 19 A.1. Regarding personal liberty 20 A.2. Regarding protection of honor and dignity 20 B. Considerations of the Court 21 B.1. Right to personal liberty 22 B.2. Protection of honor and dignity 33 VIII REPARATIONS 36 A. Injured party 36 B. Measures of satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition 36 B.1. Measure of satisfaction 37 B.2. Guarantees of non-repetition 37 B.3. Other measures requested 40 C. Compensation 40 C.1. Pecuniary damage 40 C.2. Non-pecuniary damage 41 D. Costs and expenses 42 E. Reimbursement of expenses to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Court 42 F. Method of compliance with the payments ordered 43 IX. OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 43 2