2 investigate the denounced facts and –should it be the case- punish those responsible for the disappearance and death of Mr. Nicholas Chapman-Blake. And Decid[ed]: 1. To request the State to adopt all the measures necessary to effectively and immediately comply with operative paragraphs of the Judgment on the merits and the reparations Judgment issued in the instant case, in accordance with the obligation set forth in Article 68(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights, which relates to all of the State powers and bodies as a whole. 5. The writs of April 3 and May 23, 2008, whereby the Republic of Guatemala (hereinafter referred to as “the State” or “Guatemala”) informed on the status of fulfillment of the Judgments rendered in the instant case (supra Having Seen Clauses No. 1 and 2). 6. The writ of July 11, 2008, whereby the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) presented its observations to the Reports of the State (supra Having Seen Clause No. 5). The victims’ representatives (hereinafter referred to as “the representatives”) did not submit any observations to the reports of the State. CONSIDERING: 1. That monitoring the fulfillment of the Court’s decisions is a power inherent to the jurisdictional functions of the Court. 2. That Guatemala is a State Party to the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the American Convention”) since May 25, 1978 and has acknowledged the Court’s jurisdiction on March 9, 1987. 3. That pursuant to Article 67 of the American Convention, the judgments of the Court must be immediately and totally complied with by the State.1 Furthermore, Article 68(1) of the American Convention sets forth that “[the] States Parties to the Convention undertake to comply with the judgment of the Court in any case to which they are parties.” * 1 Cf. Case of Baena Ricardo et al v. Panama. Competence. Judgment of November 28, 2003, Series C, No. 104, para. 60; Case of Claude Reyes et al v. Chile. Monitoring compliance with Judgment. Order of November 24, 2008, Considering Clause No. 4; and, Case of Bulacio v. Argentina. Monitoring compliance with Judgment. Order of November 26, 2008, Considering Clause No. 4.