THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN the observations and recommendations of the Permanent Council on the Annual Report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (AG/doc.3477/97) and the presentation of that report to the Permanent Council by the President of the Court; and

CONSIDERING:

That Article 53.f of the Charter of the Organization of American States establishes as a function of the General Assembly consideration of the observations and recommendations presented by the Permanent Council with regard to the reports of the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization, in accordance with Article 90.f of the Charter;

That Article 65 of the American Convention on Human Rights establishes that the Court shall submit a report on its work during the preceding year to the General Assembly for consideration; and

That the Inter-American Court of Human Rights presented its annual report to the Permanent Council, which forwarded observations and recommendations thereon to the General Assembly,

RESOLVES:

1. To note with satisfaction the work being carried out by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

2. To support an appropriate level of financing for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, within allocated resources approved in the program-budget and other resources, so that it may continue fulfilling the important functions entrusted to it by the American Convention on Human Rights.

3. To thank the European Union once again for its contribution to the Court for execution of the third stage of the project "Support for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights."

4. To urge those member states of the OAS that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the American Convention on Human Rights, "Pact of San Jos�, Costa Rica," and to consider accepting the compulsory jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

5. To receive and transmit to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights the observations and recommendations of the Permanent Council on the annual report.

6. To express its appreciation to Dr. H�ctor Fix Zamudio, President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and congratulate him on his upcoming retirement after 12 years of uninterrupted service, during which he did brilliant and extraordinary work to serve the cause of human rights in the Hemisphere.

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