5 9. On September 19, 2008, the Commission and the representatives filed their respective closing arguments. In addition, on September 22, 2008, the State filed the closing arguments and attached several exhibits. 10. On October 1, 2008, the Secretariat, following the instructions of the President and based on Article 45 of the Rules of Procedure, ordered the parties to present certain legislation in order to consider it as evidence to facilitate adjudication of the case and it also ordered the Commission and the representative to present observations to the act of acknowledgment of international responsibility made by the State on September 10, 2008, as mentioned by the State in the closing arguments. On October 17 and 20, 2008, the representative filed the evidence so requested. Moreover, on October 20, 2008, the State filed the legislation requested as evidence to facilitate adjudication of the case. The Commission did not present the requested evidence to facilitate adjudication of the case. On November 5, 12 and 18, 2008 the State forwarded several documents related to the case at hand. On November 12 and 18, 2008 the Commission and the representatives presented briefs related to the instant case. III PARTIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 11. In the brief containing the response to the petition, the State acknowledged its responsibility and stated that “as to the facts, the Bolivian State fully ascribed to the arguments put forward by the Commission and [the representative]”. 12. As to the legal arguments, the State mentioned: The Bolivian State acknowledges its international responsibility regarding the rights contained [in Articles] 1(1), 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 [and] 25 of the [American Convention on Human Rights], I, III [and] XI of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons in relation to Renato Ticona Estrada, [and Articles] 5, 8 [and] 25 of the [American Convention on Human Rights,] in conjunction with Article 1(1) therein, in relation to César Ticona Olivares, Honoria Estrada Figueroa, Hugo, Rodo and Betzy Ticona Estrada, all of them mentioned by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, with which the Ombudsman agreed. 13. As to the reparations so requested, the State pointed out that “it d[id] not accept the Commission’s application and the brief filed by the victims and next-of-kin regarding the request of reparations filed”. 14. Furthermore, during the public hearing, the State agent repeated that it partially acknowledged its international responsibility and apologized to the next-ofkin of Renato Ticona, under the following terms: […] repeated that the Bolivian State accepts its international responsibility and the resulting legal consequences for the violation of the rights enshrined in Articles 3 (Right to Juridical Personality), 4 (Right to Life), 5 (Right to Humane Treatment), 7 (Right to Personal Liberty), 8 (Right to a Fair Trial) and 25 (Right to Judicial Protection), in connection with Article 1(1) (Obligation to Respect Rights) of the American Convention [...] as well as Articles I, III and IX of the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, to the detriment of Renato Ticona Estrada. Moreover, the violation of Articles 5 (Right to Humane Treatment), 8 (Right to a Fair Trial) and 25 (Right to Judicial Protection) of the American Convention […] in relation to Article 1(1) therein, to the detriment of César Ticona Olivarez, Honoria Estrada Figueroa, Hugo, Rodo and Betzy Ticona Estrada. In this sense, within the framework of the […] hearing, in [his] capacity of Agent of the Bolivian State, I am allowed to ratify the