Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of Castillo-Páez v. Peru Judgment of November 27, 1998 (Reparations and Costs) In the Castillo Páez case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, composed of the following judges: Hernán Salgado-Pesantes, President Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, Vice-President Máximo Pacheco-Gómez, Judge Oliver Jackman, Judge Alirio Abreu-Burelli, Judge Sergio García-Ramírez, Judge Carlos Vicente de Roux-Rengifo, Judge Also present: Manuel E. Ventura-Robles, Secretary and Víctor M. Rodríguez-Rescia, Assistant Secretary a.i. Pursuant to articles 29, 55 and 56 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court" or "the Inter-American Court"), in relation to Article 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Convention" or "the American Convention") and in compliance with operative paragraph five of the judgment of November 3, 1997, enters the following judgment on reparations in this case, brought by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter "the Commission" or "the Inter-American Commission") against the Republic of Peru (hereinafter "Peru" or "the State"). I COMPETENCE 1. Under articles 62 and 63(1) of the Convention, the Court has jurisdiction to order reparations and costs in the instant case, inasmuch as Peru ratified the American Convention on July 28, 1978, and accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Court on January 21, 1981. II BACKGROUND