15 State in question may fulfill the final decision’s mandate and, if necessary, to make the necessary reparations.7 As to the protective nature of provisional measures, this Court notes that provisional measures transform into true guarantee of a preventive and legal character,8 as they seek to protect human rights while also endeavoring to avoid irreparable harm to persons.9 5. As with both the preventive and the precautionary dimensions, litigants seeking provisional measures must fulfill the three requirements listed in Article 63(2) of the Convention, to wit: i) “extreme gravity”; ii) “urgency”; and iii) that they seek to “avoid irreparable harm to individuals.” These three conditions are coexistent and must be present in all situations in which the Tribunal’s intervention is requested.10 6. Regarding the issue of gravity, for the purposes of the adoption of provisional measures, the Convention requires that it be “extreme”; that is, that the seriousness must be at its most intense or highest level. The urgent nature implies that the risk or threat involved is imminent, which requires that the response to correct it be immediate. Finally, regarding damages, there must be a reasonable probability that such damages will materialize, and liability must not be limited to damage to repairable property or legal interests.11 7. When dealing with a request for provisional measures, the Court cannot consider the merits or any argument that is not strictly related to the extreme gravity, urgency, and need to avoid irreparable damages to persons. Such extraneous issues may only be brought before the Court as a traditional contentious case.12 7 Cf. Matter of El Rodeo I and El Rodeo II Judicial Confinement Center. Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of February 8, 2008, Considering clause seven; Matter of Belfort Istúriz et al., supra note 6, Considering clause six; Case of the Caracazo, supra note 6, Considering clause four. 8 Cf. Case of Herrera Ulloa v. Costa Rica (“La Nación” Newspaper), supra note 6, Considering clause four; Matter of Gladys Lanza Ochoa. Provisional Measures regarding Honduras. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of September 2, 2010, Considering clause six; and, Matter of the Araguan Correctional Facility “Tocorón Prison.” Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 1, 2010, Considering clause six. 9 Cf. Matter of El Rodeo I and El Rodeo II Judicial Confinement Center, supra note 7, Considering clause eight; Matter of Gladys Lanza Ochoa, supra note 8, Considering clause seven; and, Matter of the Araguan Correctional Facility “Tocorón Prison,” supra note 8, Considering clause six. 10 Cf. Case of Carpio Nicolle et al. Provisional Measures regarding Guatemala. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of July 6, 2009, Considering clause fourteen; Case of 19 Tradesmen v. Colombia. Provisional Measures regarding Colombia. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of August 26, 2010, Considering clause two; and, Matter of the Araguan Correctional Facility “Tocorón Prison,” supra note 8, Considering clause eight. 11 Cf. Matter of the Monagas Judicial Confinement Center (“La Pica”), Yare I and Yare II Correctional Facilities (Yare Prison), Central-West Regional Correctional Facility (Uribana Prison), and El Rodeo I and El Rodeo II Judicial Confinement Center. Provisional Measures regarding Venezuela. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of November 24, 2009, Considering clause three; Matter of Wong Ho Wing. Provisional Measures regarding Peru. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of May 28, 2010, Considering clause six; and, Case of De La Cruz Flores v. Peru. Monitoring Compliance with Judgment and Provisional Measures. Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of September 1, 2010, Considering clause seventy-two. 12 Cf. Matter of James et al. Provisional Measures regarding Trinidad and Tobago. Order of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights of August 29, 1998. Considering clause six; Matter of the Communities of Jiguamiandó and Curbaradó. Provisional Measures regarding Colombia. Order of the Inter-American Court