5 Furthermore, along the same lines, I allow myself to propose in this Separate Opinion, that the language of Article 63(2) of the American Convention be amended to read as follows: “In cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court shall adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters it has under consideration. With respect to a case not yet submitted to the Court, it may act at the request of the Commission or the alleged potential victims.” 18. Under the American Convention’s protection mechanism, the individual right to petition shall achieve completeness when it can be exercised directly by the petitioners before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Hence this proposal for amending Article 62(1) of the Convention, and also Article 63(2), in certain circumstances relating to Provisional Protection Measures. This, in my view, is entirely justified, even more so when it comes to alleged situations of extreme gravity and urgency, where there is a likelihood of irreparable damage to the human person. Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Judge Pablo Saavedra-Alessandri Secretary