Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of Blake v. Guatemala Judgment of January 22, 1999 (Reparations and Costs) In the Blake Case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, composed of the following judges: Hernán Salgado-Pesantes, President Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, Vice President Maximo Pacheco-Gómez, Judge Oliver Jackman, Judge Alirio Abreu-Burelli, Judge Sergio García-Ramírez, Judge Carlos Vicente de Roux-Rengifo, Judge Alfonso Novales-Aguirre, Judge ad hoc also present: Manuel E. Ventura-Robles, Secretary, and Renzo Pomi, Deputy Secretary pursuant to Articles 29, 55, and 56 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter "the Court,” “the Inter-American Court,” or “the Tribunal”), in relation to Article 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and in compliance with its January 24, 1998 Judgment, renders the following judgment on reparations in the present case, brought by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) against the Republic of Guatemala (hereinafter “Guatemala” or “the State”). I JURISDICTION 1. Under the provisions of Articles 62 and 63(1) of the Convention, the Court has jurisdiction to determine reparations and expenses in the present case, inasmuch as Guatemala ratified the American Convention on May 25, 1978, and accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Court on March 9, 1987. II BACKGROUND 2. The present case was submitted to the Court by the Inter-American Commission in an application dated August 3, 1995, which was accompanied by