Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community v. Nicaragua Judgment of February 1, 2000 (Preliminary Objections) In the Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community Case (hereinafter “the Community” or “the Mayagna Community”), The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court” or “the InterAmerican 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 Alejandro Montiel Argüello, Judge ad hoc; also present, Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Secretary and Renzo Pomi, Deputy Secretary pursuant to Article 36.6 of its Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers the following judgment on the preliminary objections filed by the State of Nicaragua (hereinafter “the State” or “Nicaragua”). I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE 1. This case was submitted to the Court by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) on June 4, 1998. It originated from petition No. 11,577, received by the Secretariat of the Commission on October 2, 1995. II FACTS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICATION 2. In the following paragraphs, the Court summarizes the facts alleged by the Commission in the application brief that are relevant for considering the preliminary objection: