Title: Admissibility
Course: Inter-American Human Rights System - 2nd. Edition > Section: Petition and Case System

At this stage, the petition and the documentation provided by the petitioner are sent to the State for comments, with a request for a response to be submitted within a period of 3 months. The petitioner also has the opportunity to respond to the State's observations.

At this stage, the Commission may assist with the negotiation of a friendly settlement between the parties.

After receiving the observations of both parties, the Commission will make a decision on the admissibility or inadmissibility of the petition:

- If it considers that the requirements are not met, it declares it inadmissible by means of a report that is published on its website and in its annual report, and the petition is closed.

- If the parties have entered into negotiations to reach an amicable solution, the procedure is suspended pending the outcome of the negotiations.
- If it considers that it has jurisdiction and that all regulatory requirements are met, an admissibility report is published and the petition is transformed into a case, leading to the merits stage.

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For more...

- Check out the Handbook on the friendly settlement mechanism, available 👉here.
- Visit the Commission's website for more information on the friendly settlement process 👉here.