Table of contents I. INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE .................................................................... 3 II. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT ............................................................................................................ 4 III. JURISDICTION .......................................................................................................................................... 5 IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 5 A. THE COURT’S ALLEGED LACK OF COMPETENCE TO ACT AS A FOURTH INSTANCE ......................................................... 5 A.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ...................................................................................... 5 A.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................................6 B. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE STATE’S RIGHT OF DEFENSE OWING TO THE FAILURE TO CONTROL THE LEGALITY OF THE COMMISSION’S ACTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 6 B.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission .......................................................................................6 B.2. Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................................7 V. EVIDENCE .................................................................................................................................................... 8 A. ADMISSION OF THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE .............................................................................................. 8 B. ADMISSION OF STATEMENTS AND EXPERT EVIDENCE ...................................................................................... 9 VI. FACTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 A. B. C. D. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................................................... 9 PRESUMED VICTIMS ........................................................................................................................ 12 DETENTION AND PROSECUTION OF THE PRESUMED VICTIMS ........................................................................... 13 CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION .............................................................................................................. 18 VII. MERITS................................................................................................................................................... 19 VII-1RIGHTS UNDER THE AMERICAN CONVENTION TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE THESE RIGHTS AND THE DUTY TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS ............................................................... 20 A. DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY OF THE PRESUMED VICTIMS ................................................................................. 20 B. C. D. E. A.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ...................................................................................... 20 A.2 Considerations of the Court ................................................................................................................ 22 DETENCIÓN EN FIRME ..................................................................................................................... 26 PRE-TRIAL DETENTION .................................................................................................................... 28 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 28 REMEDIES FILED AGAINST THE DETENTION (ARTICLES 7(1), 7(6) AND 1(1)) .................................................... 29 E.1 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 31 VII-2 JUDICIAL GUARANTEES, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS AND THE DUTY TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS ............................................................... 31 OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION .................................................................................................................. 31 A. JUDICIAL GUARANTEES ..................................................................................................................... 31 A.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission ...................................................................................... 31 A.2 Considerations of the Court ................................................................................................................ 34 A.3. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 37 B. COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS ............................................................................................................ 37 B.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission ..................................................................................... 37 B.2. Considerations of the Court ............................................................................................................... 38 VIII REPARATIONS (Application of Article 63(1) of the American Convention)............................................. 39 A. B. C. D. INJURED PARTY ............................................................................................................................. 39 MEASURES OF SATISFACTION ............................................................................................................. 39 OTHER MEASURES .......................................................................................................................... 40 COMPENSATION ............................................................................................................................. 41 D.1 Pecuniary damage ............................................................................................................................ 44 D.2 Non-pecuniary damage ..................................................................................................................... 45 E. COSTS AND EXPENSES ..................................................................................................................... 46 F. METHOD OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAYMENT ORDERED ................................................................................ 47 IX. OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS ........................................................................................................................ 48 2