147 viii. ix. x. xi. 264. be paid to the victim’s mother and sisters, Teresa López and his sisters Luz Mery, Sara Paola, Maria Teresa and Esther Pinzón López; Jorge Pinzón López was 34 years old and earned an income of US $2,956.49 yearly, which multiplied by the years of life he would have had before him, yields the sum of US $117,372.79 that must be paid to the victim’s mother and sisters, Teresa López and his sisters Luz Mery, Sara Paola, Maria Teresa and Esther Pinzón López; Luis Eduardo Pinzón López was 32 years old and earned an income of US $2,956.49 yearly, which multiplied by the years of life he would have had before him, yields the sum of US $130,233.38 that must be paid to the victim’s mother and sisters of the victim, that is, Teresa López and his sisters Luz Mery, Sara Paola, Maria Teresa and Esther Pinzón López; José Alberto Pinzón López was 30 years old and earned an income of US $2,956.49 yearly, which multiplied by the years of life he would have had before him, yields the sum of US $130,233.38 that must be paid to the victim’s mother and sisters, Teresa López and his sisters Luz Mery, Sara Paola, Maria Teresa and Esther Pinzón López; and Jaime Riaño Colorado was between 48 and 50 years old and earned an income of US $2,956.49 yearly, which multiplied by the years of life he would have had before him, yields the sum of US $53,208 that must be paid to his common-law spouse Luz Mery Pinzón López. Pleadings of the State a) it is necessary to take into account the specific characteristics of the claimants, such as their social, professional, and economic position, as reparations are to compensate, not to enrich; b) with regard to measures of compensation, the State will abide by the evidence submitted to the Court, regarding quantification of the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages; c) criteria for reparations in administrative-law proceedings have proven to be adequate and effective and are in accordance with international standards; d) the State believes that it is not in order to set pecuniary damages based on fairness, as it is necessary to have clear evidence. If it does not exist, the victims and their successors must be allowed to prove the exact extent of said losses under domestic venue. Furthermore, the assessment of proven losses must be in accordance with the criteria for compensations established by domestic courts, as they comply with the international obligations of the State and this was the criterion applied by the representatives. In the instant case, assuming that there is a lack of authentic evidence, the theory of the “minimum standard of injury” used by the State Council could be applied;