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British American Tobacco of Peru sued the Congress of the Republic, challenging the prohibition on sales of tobacco packages containing less than 10 cigarettes alleging that such a prohibition violates the freedom of enterprise and industry. This decision, from the Specialized Constitutional Court of Lima, rejects British American Tobacco’s claim. Significantly, the Court observed that the FCTC is a human rights treaty that ratifies the idea that economic freedoms should be limited in order to protect other rights, such as economic and social rights.