Traslado de Pruebas ante la Corte Interamericana, a la Luz del Caso del Palacio de Justicia (The Reuse of Evidence before the Inter-American Court of Human rights, in Light of the Palace of Justice Case)
Revista de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas - UPB, Vol. 48, No. 129, pp. 347-373 (2018)
27 Pages Posted: 3 Jan 2019
Date Written: December 19, 2018
Abstract
Spanish Abstract: La prueba trasladada es aquella rendida en un juicio anterior, y que es posteriormente presentada en un nuevo juicio. Trasladar la prueba impide la inmediación y puede afectar principios probatorios como el del contradictorio. Este artículo, después de referirse a los supuestos en los que, en virtud del principio de subsidiariedad, es conveniente que los tribunales internacionales hagan análisis probatorios, se refiere a la prueba trasladada y a su uso por parte de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, haciendo especial referencia al paradigmático caso Rodríguez Vera vs. Colombia.
English Abstract: There are several downsides on a court’s use of evidence that was submitted in a previous trial, such as preventing judges from being present when the evidence is rendered. It may also affect the principle of audiatur et altera pars. This article refers to the reuse of evidence that was submitted in a previous trial. Before doing so, it addresses the hypotheses in which—according to the principle of subsidiarity—it is convenient for international courts to evaluate evidence. Subsequently, it refers to this reuse of evidence by the Inter-American Court, particularly in the Rodríguez-Vera v. Colombia case.
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Keywords: Inter-American Court of Human Rights, evidence, subsidiarity
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