INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF GRANDE V. ARGENTINA
I.
INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND THE PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE ... 3
II.
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT .................................................... 4
III.
PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS ............................................................... 5
A. “Lack of competence ratione temporis of the Court” ............................... 8
B. “Violation of the Argentine State’s right to defense during the
examination of the case before the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights” ................................................................................. 10
C. “Failure to exhaust domestic remedies”.............................................. 15
IV.
COMPETENCE ................................................................................... 16
V.
EVIDENCE ........................................................................................ 17
A. Testimony of the alleged victim and expert evidence............................ 17
B. Admission of documentary evidence .................................................. 17
C. Admission of the testimony of the alleged victim and the expert
evidence ........................................................................................... 17
VI.
ARTICLES 8 AND 25 OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ...................... 18
VII.
OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS ................................................................ 23
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