The Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni Community v. Nicaragua, the first indigenous rights case to come before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights…Its legally binding decision…represents a major development in international law as it concerns indigenous peoples…The [c]ase is introduced in an essay by Professor S. James Anaya and Dean Claudio Grossman…[and] the principal pleadings on the merits of the case, the full transcript of the merits hearing that took place at the Court’s headquarters in San José, Costa Rica, and an edited version of the Court's decision…This issue marks the first publication of these documents except for the Court’s decision.