Reports of Judicial Decisions

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

2022
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Adriana Fillol Mazo, Ana Cristina Gallego Hernández, Yolanda Gamarra, Lucía Ione Padilla Espinosa, Juan Francisco Moreno-Domínguez

VIII.2.1 Case of Vicky Hernández and Others v. Honduras, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 26 March 2021, Series C No. 422

VIII.2.2 Case of Guachalá Chimbo et al. v. Ecuador, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 26 March 2021, Series C No. 423

VIII.2.3 Presidential Reelection Without Term Limits in the Context of the Inter- American Human Rights System, Advisory Opinion Requested by the Republic of Colombia, 7 June 2021, Series OC- 28/ 21

VIII.2.4 Caso Bedoya Lima y Otras vs. Colombia, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 26 de Agosto de 2021, Serie C No. 431

VIII.2.5 Caso Pueblos Indígenas Maya Kaqchikel de Sumpango y Otros vs. Guatemala, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 6 de Octubre de 2021, Serie C No. 440

VIII.2.6 Case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador, Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 2 November 2021, Series C No. 441

2021
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Elizabeth Odio Benito

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Yolanda Gamarra, Antonio-Jesus Rodríguez-Redondo, Ángel Tinoco Pastrana

2020
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Elizabeth Odio Benito

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Antonio-Jesus Rodríguez-Redondo

2019
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Edward Scott Gudeman White

Caso Poblete Vilches y Otros v. Chile, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 8 de Marzo de 2018, Serie C No. 349

Caso V.R.P., V.P.C. y Otros v. Nicaragua, Excepciones Preliminares, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 8 de Marzo de 2018, Serie C No. 350

Caso Ramírez Escobar y Otros v. Guatemala, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 9 de Marzo de 2018, Serie C No. 351

Caso Cuscul Pivaral y Otros v. Guatemala, Excepción Preliminar, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 23 de Agosto de 2018, Serie C No. 359

Caso Alvarado Espinoza y Otros v. México, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 28 de Noviembre de 2018, Serie C No. 370

2018
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Harold Miñarro Escalona

Caso Zegarra Marín v. Perú, Excepciones Preliminares, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 15 de Febrero de 2017, Serie C No. 331

Caso Favela Nova Brasília v. Brasil, Excepciones Preliminares, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 16 de Febrero de 2017, Série C No. 333

Caso Acosta y Otros v. Nicaragua, Excepciones preliminares, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 25 de Marzo de 2017, Série C No. 334

Caso Lagos del Campo v. Perú, Excepciones Preliminares, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas, Sentencia de 31 de Agosto de 2017, Série C No. 340

Medio ambiente y Derechos Humanos (Obligaciones estatales en relación con el medio ambiente en el marco de la protección y garantía de los derechos a la vida y a la integridad personal – interpretación y alcance de los artículos 4.1 y 5.1, en relación con los artículos 1.1 y 2 de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos), Opinión Consultiva OC 23/17, 15 de Noviembre de 2017, Serie A No. 23

Identidad de género, e igualdad y no discriminación a parejas del mismo sexo (Obligaciones estatales en relación con el cambio de nombre, la identidad de género, y los derechos derivados de un vínculo entre parejas del mismo sexo (interpretación y alcance de los artículos 1.1, 3, 7, 11.2, 13, 17, 18 y 24, en relación con el artículo 1 de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos), Opinión Consultiva OC-24/17, 24 de Noviembre de 2017, Série A No. 24

2017
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Roberto F. Caldas

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Vivian Cubero Mora, Julie Recinos

Case of Duque v. Colombia, Judgment, 26 February 2016, Series C No. 310

Case of Flor Freire v. Ecuador, Judgment, 31 August 2016, Series C No. 315

Case Workers of Fazenda Brasil Verde v. Brasil, Judgment, 20 October 2016, Series C No. 318

Case of I.V. v. Bolivia, Judgment, 30 November 2016, Series C No 329

2016
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Roberto F. Caldas

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Iván Nicolás Lerma Valadez, Iñaki Navarrete Arechavaleta, Julie Recinos

Case of Cruz Sánchez et al. v. Peru, Judgment, 17 April 2015, Series C No. 292

Case of Gonzales Lluy et al. v. Ecuador, Judgment, 1 September 2015, Series C No. 298

Case of Velásquez Paiz et al. v. Guatemala, Judgment, 19 November 2015, Series C No. 307

Case of Kaliña and Lokono Peoples v. Suriname, Judgment, 25 November 2015, Series C No. 309

2015
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Humberto Antonio Sierra-Porto

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By María José Alvarez, Jacqueline Barrantes Morales, Julie D. Recinos

Case of Norín Catrimán et al. v. Argentina, Judgment, 29 May 2014, Series C No. 279

Case of Rodríguez Vera et al. (the Disappeared from the Palace of Justice) v. Colombia, Judgment, 14 November 2014, Series C No. 287

Case of Espinoza Gonzáles v. Peru, Judgment, 20 November 2014, Series C No. 289

2014
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Humberto Antonio Sierra-Porto

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Valerie D. Comenencia Ortiz, Edward J. Pérez, Julie Recinos

Mendoza et al. v. Argentina, Judgment, 14 May 2013, Series C No. 260

Afro-Descendant Communities Displaced from the Cacarica River Basin (Operation Genesis) v. Colombia, Judgment, 20 November 2013, Series C No. 270

Pacheco Tineo Family v. Plurinational State of Bolivia, Judgment, 25 November 2013, Series C No. 272

Osorio Rivera and Family v. Peru, Judgment, 26 November 2013, Series C No. 274

2013
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Diego García-Sayán

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Jennifer Matamoros Pineda, Natalia Mora

Atala Riffo and Daughters v. Chile, Judgment, 24 February 2012, Series C No. 239

The Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku v. Ecuador, Judgment, 27 June 2012, Series C No. 245

Massacres of El Mozote and Nearby Places v. El Salvador, Judgment, 25 October 2012, Series C No. 252

Artavia Murillo et al. (“In Vitro Fertilization”) v. Costa Rica, Judgment, 28 November 2012, Series C No. 257

2012
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Diego Gracía-Sayán

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Orielle Ahumada Bisquett, Luisa Castillo Linares, Julie D. Recinos, Macarena Riva

Vera Vera et al. v. Ecuador, Judgment, 19 May 2011, Series C No. 226

Caso Chocrón Chocrón v. Venezuela, Judgment, 1 July 2011, Series C No. 227

Contreras et al. v. El Salvador, Judgment, 31 August 2011, Series C No. 232

Fontevecchia and D’Amico v. Argentina, Judgment, 29 November 2011, Series C No. 238

Atala Riffo and Daughters v. Chile, Judgment, 24 February 2012, Series C No. 239

2011
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Diego Gracía-Sayán

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Meridian Kohler, Julie D. Recinos, Devin Sefton, Federico Sersale di Cerisano

“Las Dos Erres” Massacre v. Guatemala, Judgment, 24 November 2009, Series C No. 211

Chitay Nech et al. v. Guatemala, Judgment, 25 May 2010, Series C No. 212

Manuel Cepeda Vargas v. Colombia, Judgment, 26 May 2010, Series C No. 213

Fernandez Ortega et al. v. Mexico, Judgment, 30 August 2010, Series C No. 215

Rosendo Cantú et al. v. Mexico, Judgment, 31 August 2010, Series C No. 216

2010
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Manuel E. Ventura Robles

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Alex Feldman, Josh D. Friedman, Julie D. Recinos

Anzualdo Castro v. Peru, Judgment, 15 November 2009, Series C No. 202

González et al. (“Cotton Field”) v. Mexico, Judgment, 16 November 2009, Series C No. 205

Barreto Leiva v. Venezuela, Judgment, 17 November 2009, Series C No. 206

2009
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Anna Oriolo, Julie D. Recinos, Francisco Rivera, Marthe Lot Vermeulen

Yvon Neptune v. Haiti, Judgment, 6 May 2008, Serie C No. 180

Apitz Barbera et al. v. Venezuela, Judgment, 5 August 2008, Series C No. 182

Castañeda Gutman v. Mexico, Judgment, 6 August 2008, Series C No. 184

Bayarri v. Argentina, Judgment, 30 October 2008, Series C No. 187

2008
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Jessie E. Di Gregory, Francisco Rivera

Bueno-Alves v. Argentina, Judgment, 11 May 2007, Series C No.164

Boyce et al. v. Barbados, Judgment, 20 November 2007, Series C No. 169

Chaparro Álvarez and Lapo Íñiguez v. Ecuador, Judgment, 21 November 2007, Series C No.170

Saramaka People v. Suriname, Judgment, 28 November 2007, Series C No. 172

2007
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Alexandra Bradley, Sandra Goldberg, Francisco Rivera

Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community v. Paraguay, Judgment, 29 March 2006, Series C No. 146

The Ituango Massacres v. Colombia, Judgment, 1 July 2006, Series C No. 148

Ximenes-Lopes v. Brazil, Judgment, 4 July 2006, Series C No. 149

Claude Reyes and Others v. Chile, Judgment, 19 September 2006, Series C No. 151

Almonacid-Arellano and Others v. Chile, Judgment, 26 September 2006, Series C No. 154

2006
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Francisco Rivera, Maria Calero, Breanne K. Kaiser, Irene Pietropaoli, Sarah Wolf

The Serrano Cruz Sisters v. El Salvador, Judgment, 1 March 2005, Series C No.120

Huilca Tecse v. Peru, Judgment, 3 March 2005, Series C No. 121

Moiwana Village v. Suriname, Judgment, 15 June 2005, Series C No. 124

Acosta Calderón v. Ecuador, Judgment, 24 June 2005, Series C No. 129

2005
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Tanner Neidhardt, Francisco Rivera

Herrera-Ulloa v. Costa Rica, Judgment, 2 July 2004, Series C No. 107

19 Tradesmen v. Colombia, Judgment, 5 July 2004, Series C No. 109

“Juvenile Reeducation Center” v. Paraguay, Judgment, 2 September 2004, Series C No. 112

De la Cruz Flores v. Perú, Judgment, 18 November 2004, Series C No. 115

Plan de Sánchez Massacre v. Guatemala, Judgment on Reparations, 19 November 2004, Series C No. 116

2004
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Thomas Antkowiak, Petra Dijkstra, Márcio Lobato, Stefania Negri, Karla Quintana, Francisco Rivera, Elizabeth Wheeler

“Five Pensioners” v. Peru, Judgment, 28 February 2003, Series C No. 98

Juan Humberto Sánchez v. Honduras Case, Judgment, 7 June 2003, Series C No. 99

Juridical Condition and Rights of the Undocumented Migrants, Advisory Opinion OC-18, 17 September 2003, Series A No. 18/03

Bulacio v. Argentina Case, Judgment, 18 September 2003, Series C No. 100

Myrna Mack Chang v. Guatemala Case, Judgment, 25 November 2003, Series C No. 101

Maritza Urrutia v. Guatemala, Judgment, 27 November 2003, Series C No. 103

Baena Ricardo et al. Case (270 Workers v. Panama), Competence, Judgment, 28 November 2003, Series C No. 104

2003
INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Charlotte Brom, Fernanda Lapa, Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Stefania Negri

Bámaca Velásquez Case (Bámaca Velásquez v. the Republic of Guatemala), Reparations (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights), Judgment, 22 February 2002, Series C No. 91

Trujillo Oroza Case (Trujillo Oroza v. Bolivia), Reparations (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights), Judgment, 27 February 2002, Series C No. 92

19 Merchants Case, Preliminary Objections, Judgment, 12 June 2002, Series C No. 93

Hilaire, Benjamin, Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago Case, Merits, Judgment, 21 June 2002, Series C No. 94

Legal Status and Human Rights of the Child, Advisory Opinion OC-17/2002, 28 August 2002, Series A No. 17

El Caracazo Case v. Venezuela, Reparations (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights), Judgment, 29 August 2002, Series C No. 95

Las Palmeras Case v. Colombia, Reparations (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights), Judgment, 26 November 2002, Series C No. 96

Cantos Case (José María Cantos v. the Argentine Republic), Reparations (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights), Judgment, 28 November 2002, Series C No. 97

LEGAL MAXIMS: SUMMARIES AND EXTRACTS FROM SELECTED CASE LAW. By Charlotte Brom, Stefania Negri, Manuel E. Ventura-Robles

Ivcher Bronstein Case (Baruch Ivcher Bronstein v. Peru), Competence, Judgment, 24 September 1999, Series C No. 54

Ivcher Bronstein Case (Baruch Ivcher Bronstein v. Peru), Merits, Judgment, 6 February 2001, Series C No. 74

Ivcher Bronstein Case (Baruch Ivcher Bronstein v. Peru), Interpretation, Judgment, 4 September 2001, Series C No. 84

Constitutional Court Case (Aguirre Roca, Rey Terry and Revoredo Marsano v. Peru), Competence, Judgment, 24 September 1999, Series C No. 55

Constitutional Court Case (Aguirre Roca, Rey Terry and Revoredo Marsano v. Peru), Merits, Judgment, 31 January 2001, Series C No. 71

The right of information on consular assistance in the framework of the guarantees of the due process of law, Advisory Opinion OC-16/99,1 October 1999, Series A No. 16

Villagrán Morales et al. Case (the “street children” case) (Villagrán Morales et al. v. the Republic of Guatemala), Merits, Judgment, 19 November 1999, Series C No. 63

Villagrán Morales et al. Case (the “street children” case) (Villagrán Morales et al. v. the Republic of Guatemala), Reparations, Judgment, 26 May 2001, Series C No. 77

Hilaire v. Trinidad and Tobago Case, Preliminary Objections, Judgment, 1 September 2001, Series C No. 80

Benjamin et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago Case, Preliminary Objections, Judgment, 1 September 2001, Series C No. 81

Constantine et al. v. Trinidad and Tobago Case, Preliminary Objections, Judgment, 1 September 2001, Series C No. 82