Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of the Caracazo v. Venezuela Judgment of August 29, 2002 (Reparations and Costs) In the El Caracazo Case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following Judges: Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, President; Alirio Abreu Burelli, Vice-President; Máximo Pacheco Gómez, Judge; Hernán Salgado Pesantes, Judge; Oliver Jackman, Judge; Sergio García Ramírez, Judge; and Carlos Vicente de Roux Rengifo, Judge; also present: Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Secretary; and Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Deputy Secretary, pursuant to Articles 29, 52(2), 55, 56(1) and 57 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”)1, in combination with Article 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and taking into consideration the provisions of operative paragraph four of the judgment on the merits of November 11, 1999, issues the instant Judgment on reparations. I COMPETENCE OF THE COURT 1. The Court is competent, pursuant to Articles 62 and 63(1) of the Convention, to decide on reparations, legal costs and expenses in the instant case, in view of the fact that the State of Venezuela (hereinafter “the State” or “Venezuela) ratified the Convention on August 9, 1977, and recognized the binding jurisdiction of the Court on June 24, 1981. II 1 Pursuant to the March 13, 2001 Court Order on Transitory Provisions to the Rules of Procedure of the Court in force as of June 1, 2001, the instant Judgment on Reparations in this case is rendered under the terms of the Rules of Procedure adopted by the September 16, 1996 Court Order.