-3by the representatives. To this end, the representatives must send the cost quotation for
formalizing the sworn statements in the country of residence of each declarant.
11. As required by Article 4 of the Rules for the Operation of the Victims’ Legal Assistance
Fund of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “Rules for the Operation of
the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund”), the Registrar will open a file on the costs of this case,
to contain records of all expenditures incurred in accordance with the parameters authorized
by the President.
12. Finally, the President recalls that, according to Article 5 of the Rules for the Operation
of the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund, the State will be promptly informed of the expenses
incurred in application of the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund, and allow it to present its
observations, should it wish to do so, within the term established for this purpose.
THEREFORE:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
in accordance with Article 25(2) of the Court’s Statute and Articles 4, 15(1), 26(1), 31(2),
35(1), 40(2), 41(1), 45 a 48, 50 a 56, 58 and 60 of the Rules of Procedure and the Rules of
the Operation of the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund,
DECIDES:
1.
To require, for the reasons stated in the present Order, in accordance with the principle
of procedural economy and pursuant to Article 50(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the following
persons proposed by the representatives to render their statements by affidavit:
A. Alleged victims
(proposed by the representatives)
1) Kelvin Dial, who will testify about the facts of the present case, particularly in relation
to the conduct of the criminal proceedings brought against him and the alleged
conditions he was made to suffer in pre-trial and post-trial detention, including his
time on death row. He will also give evidence of the alleged impact that all this has
had on his mental health, physical health, personal life, and his family.
2) Andrew Dottin, who will testify about the facts of the present case, particularly in
relation to the conduct of the criminal proceedings brought against him and the
alleged conditions he was made to suffer in pre-trial and post-trial detention, including
his time on death row. He will also give evidence of the alleged impact that all this
has had on his mental health, physical health, personal life, and his family.
B. Expert witness
(proposed by the representatives)
3) Douglas Mendes QC, who will render his expert opinion on (i) local law and practice
in Trinidad and Tobago and (ii) the relevant international human rights law standards
including those laid down in the Convention, as they relate to the issues in dispute
including the imposition of the mandatory death penalty and the commutation of
sentences.