INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF AMRHEIN ET AL. V. COSTA RICA
JUDGMENT OF APRIL 25, 2018
(Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs)
In the case of Amrhein et al.,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the
Court”), composed of the following judges ∗:
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Vice President
Roberto F. Caldas, Judge
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge and
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Judge,
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar,
pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter
“the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 42, 65 and 67 of the Rules
of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment, which
is structured as follows:
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In accordance with the provisions of Article 19(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, Judge Elizabeth
Odio Benito, a Costa Rican national, did not take part in the analysis and deliberation of this case.
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