5 reiterated this acknowledgment before the Tribunal, reason for which we shall precise the terms and scope of the same. 13. In what refers to the anticipated termination of the process, Articles 53, 54, and 55 of the Rules of Procedure regulate the figures of discontinuance, friendly settlement, and continuation of a case.6 14. The Agreement signed by the State and the representatives during the process before the Commission gives expression to the acknowledgment of international responsibility made by the State in the following terms: […] Guatemala acknowledges [the] International Responsibility for the violation of the human rights of Maria Tiu Tojín and Josefa Tiu Tojín established in the American Convention on Human Rights, specifically in what refers to Articles 1(1) Obligation to respect rights, Art. 4(1) Right to life, Art. 5 Right to Humane Treatment, Art. 7 Right to Personal Liberty, Art. 19 Rights of the Child, Art. 8 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 25 Right to Judicial Protection, as well as Article 1 of the Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons. This acknowledgment does not prejudge individual responsibilities pursuant with domestic legislation. The main grounds for compliance of said recommendations is to cooperate in reaching national reconciliation through the search for truth and the administration of justice in those cases whose nature allows it; the dignification of the victim and their next of kin; the assistance or reparation resulting from the alleged violation; and the strengthening of the Inter-American System for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. 15. By virtue of said agreement the Guatemalan State promised to carry out the following actions of compliance and/ or reparation measures: 6 • Hold a public act of apology and deliver an apology letter from the State to the next of kin of the victims; • develop an immediate, impartial, and effective investigation that will establish the identity of the authors of the violations to the human rights of the [alleged] victims and in its case start a criminal proceeding against them; • inform the petitioners and the Commission, every two months, of the progress of the investigation to be carried out by the Prosecutor’s Office to find the planners and perpetrators of the forced disappearance of Maria Tiu Tojín and Josefa Tiu Tojín; Article 53. Discontinuance of a Case 1. When the party that has brought the case notifies the Court of its intention not to proceed with it, the Court shall, after hearing the opinions of the other parties thereto, decide whether to discontinue the hearing and, consequently, to strike the case from its list. 2. If the respondent informs the Court of its acquiescence to the claims of the party that has brought the case as well as to the claims of the representatives of the alleged victims, their next of kin or representatives, the Court, after hearing the opinions of the other parties to the case, shall decide whether such acquiescence and its juridical effects are acceptable. In that event, the Court shall determine the appropriate reparations and indemnities. Article 54. Friendly Settlement When the parties to a case before the Court inform it of the existence of a friendly settlement, compromise, or any other occurrence likely to lead to a settlement of the dispute, the Court may strike the case from its list. Article 55. Continuation of a Case The Court may, notwithstanding the existence of the conditions indicated in the preceding paragraphs, and bearing in mind its responsibility to protect human rights, decide to continue the consideration of a case.