3 Convention does not entrust the Court with promoting human rights and the points cited constitute promotion rather than reparation for the victims. 10. The contents of the preceding paragraph should not be interpreted to mean that I consider that Nicaraguan laws are perfect as regards the treatment of the indigenous peoples who inhabit the Atlantic Coast. The Government of Nicaragua, respectful of the rights of the indigenous communities, is aware of the defects. Consequently, the 1995 constitutional reform defined the autonomy regime for the ethnic communities and, in 1987, the Statute of Autonomy of the Atlantic Coast Regions was enacted (Act No. 28) while, in 2003, the Act concerning the Communal Property of the Indigenous Communities and Ethnic Communities of the Autonomous Regions of the Atlantic Coast was promulgated (Act No. 445). Moreover, it has created an office of the Special Adviser on Atlantic Coast Affairs within the Presidency of the Republic, and the position is currently filled by one of the persons who testified during the oral stage of this case. 11. I have dissented from the operative paragraphs on pecuniary and nonpecuniary damage and reimbursement of expenses in favor of YATAMA and its candidates, because they are not justified in the absence of human right violations. Furthermore, even if a violation had occurred, this judgment constitutes sufficient reparation, bearing in mind that the only expectation of the claimants was to take part in the elections and that occupying public office, particularly the positions disputed in these elections, constitutes a civic duty and an honor, and should not be considered a source of income. In addition, it is important to point out that YATAMA participated fully in the 2004 elections for local authorities. In numerous cases, the European Court of Human Rights has decided that its declaration that the State has violated human rights constitutes sufficient reparation and the instant case merits the application of this case law, taking its circumstances into account. Alejandro Montiel Argüello Judge ad hoc Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary