Table of Contents I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND CAUSE OF ACTION 4 II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT 4 III JURISDICTION 6 IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTION 6 A. Arguments of the parties and the Commission 6 B. Considerations of the Court 7 V EVIDENCE 8 A. Admissibility of documentary evidence 8 B. Admissibility of testimonial and expert evidence 8 VI FACTS 8 A. Joffre Antonio Aroca Palma and his family 9 B. The events of February 27, 2001 9 C. Domestic proceedings before ordinary and police courts 10 D. The inclusion of the “Joffre Aroca” case in the Truth Commission’s report 13 E. Actions of Ecuador’s Public Prosecution Service following publication of the Truth Commission’s report 14 VIII MERITS 14 VIII.1 RIGHTS TO LIFE, PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND PERSONAL 14 LIBERTY, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO 14 RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS 14 A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties 14 A.1. Right to personal liberty 14 A.2. Right to life 15 A.3. Right to personal integrity 16 B. Considerations of the Court 17 B.1. Right to personal liberty 17 B.2. Right to life 18 B.3. Right to personal integrity 19 B.4. General conclusion 20 VIII.2 RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION, 20 READ IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND 20 GUARANTEE RIGHTS AND ADOPT DOMESTIC REMEDIES 20 A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties 20 B. Considerations of the Court 21 VIII.3 RIGHT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY OF THE MEMBERS OF 23 JOFFRE ANTONIO AROCA PALMA’S FAMILY, IN RELATION TO 23 THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND GUARANTEE RIGHTS 23 A. Arguments of the Commission and of the parties 23 B. Considerations of the Court 23 IX REPARATIONS 24 A. Injured party 25 2