Article 45
1. Any State Party may, when it deposits its instrument of ratification of or
adherence to this Convention, or at any later time, declare that it recognizes the
competence of the Commission to receive and examine communications in which
a State Party alleges that another State Party has committed a violation of a
human right set forth in this Convention.
2. Communications presented by virtue of this article may be admitted and
examined only if they are presented by a State Party that has made a declaration
recognizing the aforementioned competence of the Commission. The Commission
shall not admit any communication against a State Party that has not made such
a declaration.
3. A declaration concerning recognition of competence may be made to be valid
for an indefinite time, for a specified period, or for a specific case.
4. Declarations shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the
Organization of American States, which shall transmit copies thereof to the
member states of that Organization.
Article 46
1. Admission by the Commission of a petition or communication lodged in
accordance with Articles 44 or 45 shall be subject to the following requirements:
a. that the remedies under
domestic law have been
pursued and exhausted in
accordance with generally
recognized principles of
international law;
b. that the petition or
communication is lodged within
a period of six months from the
date on which the party alleging
violation of his rights was
notified of the final judgment;
c. that the subject of the
petition or communication is not
pending in another international
proceeding for settlement; and