12 DECIDES: unanimously, 1. To dismiss the preliminary objection filed by the Government of the Republic of Peru. 2. To proceed with the consideration of the merits of the case. Judge Antônio A. Cançado Trindade informed the Court of his Separate Opinion, which is attached hereto. Done in English and Spanish, the Spanish text being authentic, in San José, Costa Rica, on this thirty-first day of January, 1996. Héctor Fix-Zamudio President Hernán Salgado-Pesantes Alejandro Montiel-Argüello Máximo Pacheco-Gómez Jackman Oliver Alirio Abreu-Burelli Antônio A, Cançado Trindade Manuel E. Ventura-Robles Secretary Read at a public session at the seat of the Court in San José, Costa Rica, on February 2, 1996. So ordered,