Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of Trujillo-Oroza v. Bolivia Judgment of January 26, 2000 (Merits) In the Trujillo Oroza case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges: Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, President; Máximo Pacheco Gómez, Vice President; Hernán Salgado Pesantes, Judge; Oliver Jackman, Judge; Alirio Abreu Burelli, Judge; Sergio García Ramírez, Judge; Carlos Vicente de Roux Rengifo, Judge; and Charles N. Brower, Judge ad hoc also present: Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Secretary; and Renzo Pomi, Deputy Secretary pursuant to Articles 55 and 57 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), renders the following judgment in the instant case, filed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) against the Republic of Bolivia (hereinafter “Bolivia” or “the State”). I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE 1. On June 9, 1999, the Commission submitted to the Court the application in this case, in which it invoked Articles 50 and 51 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and Articles 32 ff. of the Rules of Procedure. The Commission submitted the case for the Court to decide whether Bolivia had violated the following articles of the American Convention to the detriment of José Carlos Trujillo Oroza: 3 (Right to Juridical Personality), 4 (Right to Life), 5.1 and 5.2 (Right to Humane Treatment), and 7 (Right to Personal Liberty). It also asked to Court to determine whether the State violated Articles 8.1 (Right to a Fair Trial) and 25 (Right to Judicial Protection) to the detriment of José Carlos Trujillo Oroza and his next of kin. Furthermore, it requested that the Court determine whether Bolivia had violated Article 5.1 and 5.2 (Right to Humane Treatment) of the Convention, to the detriment of the next of kin