107 of work, at US$15,00 (fifteen United States dollars) an hour, adding up to US$6,000.00 (six thousand United States dollars). CEJIL also incurred expenses for phone calls, courier, stationery, copies, and supplies; travel of two persons from the United States to France to prepare the psychological expert opinion and interview victims and witnesses; travel of CEJIL’s attorney from Costa Rica to Ecuador to document the case and interview expert witnesses; travel of an expert witness to Guayaquil to prepare the expert opinion; travel of an attorney, the victim, Mr. Tibi’s former spouse, and an expert witness from the United States, France, and Ecuador, respectively, to Costa Rica, to appear at the public hearing before the Court. These items add up to approximately US$20,000.00 (twenty-thousand United States dollars). Pleadings of the State 267. The State did not refer to costs and expenses. Considerations of the Court 268. The Court has pointed out that costs and expenses are part of the concept of reparations, embodied in Article 63(1) of the American Convention, since the activities carried out by the victim, his successors or his representatives to obtain international justice entail expenses and financial commitments, which must be compensated.185 In regards to the reimbursement, it is for the Court to judiciously assess the amount, encompassing expenses incurred under domestic venue and those incurred in the proceeding before the inter-American system, taking into account certification of the expenses incurred, the circumstances of the specific case, and the nature of international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. The estimate may be based on the principle of fairness and assessing the expenses demonstrated by the parties, as long as their quantum is reasonable.186 269. Costs include both the stage of access to domestic justice and the international proceeding before the Commission and the Court.187 270. For this purpose, the Court deems it equitable to order payment of €37,282.00 (thirty-seven thousand two hundred and eighty-two euros), which must be given to Daniel Tibi, for costs and expenses in the domestic proceeding and in the proceeding before the inter-American system for the protection of human rights. This amount includes €12,427.00 (twelve thousand four hundred and twenty-seven euros) for costs and expenses in the domestic proceeding, and €24,855.00 (twenty-four thousand eight hundred and fifty-five euros) for costs and expenses in the proceeding before the bodies of the inter-American system. XVI MANNER OF COMPLIANCE 185 See Case of the Gómez Paquiyauri Brothers, supra note 8, para. 242; Case of the 19 Tradesmen, supra note 9, para. 283; and Case of Molina Theissen. Reparations, supra note 9, para. 95. 186 See Case of the Gómez Paquiyauri Brothers, supra note 8, para. 242; Case of the 19 Tradesmen, supra note 9, para. 283; and Case of Molina Theissen. Reparations, supra note 9, para. 95. 187 See Case of Molina Theissen. Reparations, supra note 9, para. 96; Case of Maritza Urrutia, supra note 8, para. 183; and Case of Myrna Mack Chang, supra note 175, para. 290.