Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Enforcement Officials, adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, August 27 to September 7 1990, Principle 9.
INTER-AMERICAN COURT
Principles
Case of Servellón Garcia et al, supra note 3, par. 102, and Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia), supra note 128, par. 6
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits, R and C. November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.238-241
Case of Nadega Dorzema et al. v. Dominican Republic, October 24, 2012, Series C, No. 251. Par.
Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits, R and C. November 25, 2006. Series C No. 160. Par.384
Standards
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C. July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. Par. 67-71, 75
Case of Zambrano Vélez et al. v. Ecuador. Merits, R and C. July 4, 2007. Series C No. 166. Par. 86
IACHR. Case of Nadega Dorzema et al. v. Dominican Republic, October 24, 2012, Series C, No. 251 , paragraph 80 (effective against security forces, requiring protocols for use of force),
Training
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C. July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. Par. 77-78
Case of Zambrano Vélez et al. v. Ecuador. Merits, R and C. July 4, 2007. Series C No. 166. Par. 87
IACHR. Case of Nadega Dorzema et al. v. Dominican Republic, October 24, 2012, Series C, No. 251 , paragraph 81
Legality Verification
Case of Montero Aranguren et al (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C. July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. Par. 79
Case of Zambrano Vélez et al. v. Ecuador. Merits, R and C. July 4, 2007. Series C No. 166. Par. 88-90
Exceptionality, necessity, proportionality, and humanity
Case of Zambrano Vélez et al. v. Ecuador. Merits, R and C. July 4, 2007. Series C No. 166. Par. 82-85. 110
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