4 ensuring that the judgment on the merits is not hindered by their actions pendente lite. 6. The aim of provisional measures, in International Human Rights Law, goes further, inasmuch as, in addition to their essentially preventive nature, they effectively protect fundamental rights, insofar as they seek to avoid irreparable damage to persons. 7. Article 68(1) of the Convention provides “[t]he States Parties to the Convention undertake to comply with the judgment of the Court in any case to which they are parties.” Furthermore, the States must fulfill their treaty obligations in good faith (pacta sunt servanda) as set forth in Article 26 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which codifies a basic principle of general international law. In addition, as this Court has stated and Article 27 of that same Vienna Convention provides, the States cannot avoid fulfilling their previously established international obligation due to domestic reasons. 8. The instant case is not being heard by the Court regarding the merits and, therefore, adoption of provisional measures does not entail a decision on the merits of the dispute between the applicant and the State.1 9. When the Court ordered the State to adopt provisional measures in favor of Lysias Fleury (supra Having Seen 9), the Court also ordered it to report on implementation of said measures. 10. The States must provide effective and adequate guarantees for human rights advocates to freely conduct their activities, and they should pay special attention to actions that limit or obstruct their work.2 1 Cf., inter alia, Lysias Fleury Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of June 7, 2003. Series E No. 4, Considering ten; Lysias Fleury Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of March 18, 2003. Series E No. 4, Considering ten; Case of the Communities of Jiguamiandó and Curbaradó. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of March 6, 2003. Series E No. 4, Considering twelve ; Case of the Urso Branco Prison. Provisional Measures. Order of June 18, 2002. Series E No. 4, Considering ten; Lilliana Ortega et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of November 27, 2002. Series E No. 4, Considering six; Luis Uzcátegui Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of November 27, 2002. Series E No. 4, Considering six; Luisiana Ríos et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of November 27, 2003. Series E No. 4, Considering six; Case of the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center et al.. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of November 30, 2001. Series E No. 4, Considering nine and ten; Case of the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center et al.. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of October 25, 2001. Series E No. 4, Considering ten; Case of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of November 24, 2000. Series E No. 3, Considering thirteen; Alvarez et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of October 11, 2000. Series E No. 3, Considering eleven; Case of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of October 9, 2000. Series E No. 3, Considering eleven; Case of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian origin in the Dominican Republic. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of September 14, 2000. Series E No. 3, Considering seven; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of September 25, 1999. Series E No. 2, Considering eight; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of June 19, 1999. Series E No. 2, Considering seven; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of May 27, 1999. Series E No. 2, Considering seven; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of May 25, 1999. Series E No. 2, Considering two e); James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of May 11, 1999. Series E No. 2, Considering five; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of August 29, 1998. Series E No. 2, Considering six; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of July 22, 1998. Series E No. 2, Considering six; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of July 13, 1998. Series E No. 2, Considering six; James et al. Case. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of July 29, 1998. Series E No. 2, Considering six; James, Briggs, Noel, Garcia and Bethel Cases. Provisional Measures. Order of the Court of June 14, 1998. Series E No. 2, Considering five; and James, Briggs, Noel, Garcia and Bethel Cases. Provisional Measures. Order of the President of May 27, 1998. Series E No. 2, Considering seven.