37 125. Moral damage may include suffering and affliction caused to the direct victims and their next of kin, detriment to very significant personal values, as well as nonpecuniary alterations in the conditions of existence of a victim or his or her family. Since it is not possible to assign a precise monetary equivalent to non-pecuniary damage, for purposes of comprehensive reparation to victims, the Court must turn to other alternatives: first, payment of an amount of money or delivery of goods or services that can be estimated in monetary terms, which the Court will establish through reasonable application of judicial discretion and equity; and second, acts or works which are public in their scope or effects, commitment to efforts seeking to avoid the repetition of violations, as well as recognition of the victim's dignity.51 126. It is well settled in international jurisprudence that a judgment constitutes, per se, a form of reparation. However, considering the circumstances of the present case and its non-pecuniary consequences, the Court deems it appropriate that the moral damages must also be repaired, on grounds of equity, through the payment of compensation.52 127. In order to determine compensation for the moral damage suffered by the victim, the Court has taken into account the aggravating circumstances of his corporal punishment with the “cat-o-nine tails”, namely the anguish, deep fear and humiliation suffered by Mr. Caesar prior to and during the flogging. Moreover, the Court notes that the delay in executing the sentence increased his anguish while he was waiting to be punished. As a result of the corporal punishment, Mr. Caesar continues to experience pain in his shoulders and he has also suffered, inter alia, from symptoms of depression, fear, and anxiety of a severity sufficient to allow the expert witness Robert Ferris to diagnose, at a minimum, an adjustment disorder. And finally, since his incarceration, the victim has suffered from serious health problems that have not been properly treated by state authorities (supra paras. 49(18), 49(19), 49(21), 49(31), 49(32) and 89). 128. Taking all of the elements of the present case into account, the Court sees fit, on grounds of equity, to direct Trinidad and Tobago to grant an indemnity of US $ 50.000,00 (fifty thousand United States of America dollars) to Mr. Winston Caesar for moral damages. The Court notes here that no specific arguments or requests regarding Mr. Caesar's next-of-kin were submitted. B) OTHER FORMS OF REPARATION (SATISFACTION MEASURES AND NON-REPETITION GUARANTEES) 129. In this chapter, the Court will determine the satisfaction measures to repair non-pecuniary damages; such measures seek to impact the public sphere.53 51 Cf. Case of Plan de Sánchez Massacre. Reparations, supra note 10, para. 80; Case of De la CruzFlores, supra note 16, para. 155; and Case of Tibi, supra note 16, para. 242. 52 Cf. Case of Lori Berenson-Mejía, supra note 10, para. 235; Case of Carpio-Nicolle et al., supra note 10, para. 177; and Case of Plan de Sánchez Massacre. Reparations, supra note 10, para. 81. 53 Cf. Case of De la Cruz-Flores, supra note 16, para. 164; Case of Plan de Sánchez Massacre. Reparations, supra note 10, para. 52; and Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute”, supra note 37, para. 310.

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