6 26. On November 14, 2005, the parties were informed that, after the analysis of the principal applications and briefs submitted by the Commission, the representatives and the State (supra paras. 16, 19 and 20), the Court considered that it was not necessary to convene a Public Hearing for the instant case. 27. On December 13, 2005, the President issued an Order stating that he deemed it appropriate to receive, through affidavits, the testimonies of Crispín BaldeónYllaconza and Guadalupe Yllaconza-Ramirez, and the testimony of expert witness María Dolores Morcillo-Méndez, that had been offered by the Commission, and also the testimonies of expert witnesses José Pablo Baraybar-Do Carmo and Viviana Frida Valz-Gen Rivera, that had been offered by the representatives. Pursuant to operative paragraph three of said Order, the parties were granted a non-renewable extension of 10 days, running from the moment such testimonies and expert opinions have been received, to submit any comments that they might deem appropriate in respect of the same (infra paras. 28, 29, 30 and 31). Furthermore, in such Order, the President informed the parties that they would have a nonrenewable term extending until February 9, 2006, to submit their final written arguments regarding the merits of the case and the possible reparations and legal costs. 28. On January 9, 2006, the Commission sent the affidavits of Crispín BaldeónYllaconza and Guadalupe Yllaconza-Ramirez de Baldeón, as well as the expert report of María Dolores Morcillo-Méndez. 29. On that same date, the representatives sent the expert report of Viviana Frida Valz-Gen-Rivera and its Appendixes. 30. On even date, José Pablo Baraybar-Do Carmo sent his expert report. 31. On January 12, 13 and 20, 2006, the representatives, the Commission and the State, respectively, pointed out that they did not have any comments to submit to the testimonies of witnesses and the testimonies of expert witnesses rendered in the instant case (supra paras. 28, 29, and 30). 32. On February 6 and 9, 2006, the Commission and the representatives, respectively, filed their final written arguments. The State did not file any final written arguments. 33. On February 21, 2006, the Secretariat, following instructions by the President, requested the State to submit to the Court before March 10, 2006 all the files containing the investigations made regarding the instant case as evidence to facilitate the adjudication of the case. 34. On March 15, 2006, the State filed the evidence to facilitate the adjudication of the case that had been requested, with the exception of the files with the investigations carried out by the different judicial authorities. V PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS