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[h]earings shall be public and shall be held at the seat of the Court. When exceptional
circumstances so warrant, the Court may decide to hold a hearing in private or at a different
location. The Court shall decide who may attend such hearings. Even in these cases, however,
minutes shall be kept in the manner prescribed in Article 43 of these Rules.
16.
That at this time it is convenient and necessary to call a private hearing so
that the Inter-American Court can receive from the State complete and current
information on the compliance with outstanding points of the Judgment issued in this
case, as well as hear the comments of the Inter-American Commission and the
representatives of the victims.
NOW THEREFORE:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
in exercise of its authority to monitor compliance with its decisions, in consultation
with the Judges of the Tribunal, and in keeping with Articles 67 and 68(1) of the
American Convention on Human Rights, Articles 25(1) of Statute 14(1) and 29(2) of
its Rules of Procedure,
RESOLVES:
1.
To call the State of Panama, the Inter-American Commission of Human
Rights, and the representatives of the victims from the Center for Justice and
International Law and the Organization of the Workers Victim of Law 25 of 1990 of
the Republic of Panama, to a private hearing to take place in the Seat of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights in San José, Costa Rica, on May 3, 2008, at 0900,
so that the Tribunal may obtain information from the State on its compliance with
the outstanding operative paragraphs of the Judgment on the merits, reparations
and costs issued in this case, and receive the comments of the Inter-American
Commission of Human Rights and of the representatives of the victims as well.
2.
To notify the State, the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, and the
representatives of the victims of this Order.
Cecilia Medina Quiroga
President
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri
Secretary