7 relationship with the delegating State, which relationship goes beyond the service user beneficiary of said relationship. 10. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY 29. In the Case of Ximenes-Lopes, the defendant State acknowledged, in different terms, the events that have been attributed to it and their characteristics. The acknowledgment consisted in express admissions of fact and a partial acknowledgment of international responsibility. The Court has shown appreciation for the State’s stance, which has both substantive and procedural repercussions and smoothes the way for an upward trend in understanding that favors settlement between the parties. Moral and legal issues surrounding this procedural behavior stand up to scrutiny. Similar acknowledgments, which have been assessed by the Court, were made during the same session period of the instant case, as in the two cases submitted in July, 2006: Case of the Ituango Massacre (Colombia) and Case of Montero-Aranguren (Venezuela). Sergio García-Ramírez Judge Pablo Saavedra-Alessandri Secretary